Suicidal behaviour after first-episode psychosis: results from a 1-year longitudinal study in Portugal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Suicide is one of the main causes of excess of premature death in psychotic patients. Published studies found that suicide risk begins in ultra-high risk of psychosis and continues in early years of the disease. Previous studies identifying predictive and risk factors associated with suicidality in first-episode psychosis (FEP) are highly inconsistent. Also, there are relatively few longitudinal studies on suicidal behaviour in FEP. The aim of this study was to examine prevalence, evolution and predictors of suicidal behaviour at baseline and the 12-month follow-up in patients presenting with FEP.

Methods

One hundred and eighteen patients presenting with FEP were recruited from two early psychosis units in Portugal. A comprehensive assessment examining socio-demog

SUBMITTER: Coentre R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8262034 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature