Suicide in Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders

• Main Authors: Gonca Karakus, Lut Tamam
• Format: Article
• Language: Turkish
• Published: Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine 2015-09-01
• Series: Arsiv Kaynak Tarama Dergisi
• Subjects: Suicide; obsessive-compulsive disorder; body dysmorphic disorder
• Online Access: http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=180438

Suicide is a complex term. Suicide attempts are common in women, but completed suicide rates are higher in men. Several demographic factors, stressful life events, previous suicide attempts, childhood abuse, physical or psychiatric disorders are risk factors for suicide. Suicide rates in a variety of mental disorders is more than the normal population. Data on rates and risk factors of suicide in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and related disorders are limited. Present data are often associated with patients with obsessive compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder. Lifetime suicidal ideation rates in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder is within a range of 36-63%. Any comorbid psychiatric diagnosis is an important risk factor for suicide in this disorder. This article aims to review the relationship between suicide and obsessive compulsive and related disorders [Archives Medical Review Journal 2015; 24(3.000): 402-413]