Self-Reported Suicidal Ideation as a Predictor of Suicidal Behavior Among Outpatients With Diagnoses of Psychotic Disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Individuals with psychotic disorders are at high risk of suicidal behavior. The study examined whether response to item 9 of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), which asks about thoughts of death or self-harm, predicts suicidal behavior among outpatients with diagnoses of psychotic disorders.

Methods

Electronic health records (EHRs) from seven large integrated health systems were used to identify all outpatient visits by adults with a diagnosis of schizophrenia spectrum psychosis or unspecified psychosis from January 1, 2009, to June 30, 2015, during which a PHQ-9 was completed (N=32,982 visits by 5,947 patients). Suicide attempts over the 90 days following each visit were ascertained from EHRs and insurance claims. Suicide deaths were ascertained from state

SUBMITTER: Simon GE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6520048 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature