PMID- 25795538
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20151028
LR  - 20181202
IS  - 1573-2517 (Electronic)
IS  - 0165-0327 (Linking)
VI  - 178
DP  - 2015 Jun 1
TI  - Suicidal ideation and related factors among dementia patients.
PG  - 66-70
LID - S0165-0327(15)00104-4 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.jad.2015.02.019 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: It is generally thought that people with dementia are not able to 
      attempt suicide because of impaired executive function. Little research is 
      available about suicidal ideation among dementia patients. The present study 
      examines 1) the sociodemographic and clinical features of dementia patients with 
      suicidal ideation and 2) the effect of suicidal ideation on caregiver burden. 
      METHODS: A total of 634 dementia outpatients and their family caregivers 
      participated in this study. Comparisons of variables were made among three 
      groups: patients with suicidal ideation, patients with depression without 
      suicidal ideation, and patients with neither suicidal ideation nor depression. 
      Data were collected between April 2007 and July 2013. RESULTS: Suicidal ideation 
      was seen in 64 patients (10.1%). Patients with suicidal ideation had a 
      significantly higher rate of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia 
      (BPSD) (P<0.001). Caregivers of patients with suicidal ideation felt a higher 
      caregiver burden, even after adjusting for BPSD score (P<0.01). LIMITATIONS: 
      Suicidal ideation was assessed by interview with caregivers, so we may have 
      overlooked people who had suicidal ideation but did not express it to their 
      caregivers. CONCLUSIONS: Suicidal ideation among dementia patients should receive 
      greater attention. Adequate assessment of suicidal ideation and psychological 
      support for both patients with suicidal ideation and their caregivers are needed.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
FAU - Koyama, Asuka
AU  - Koyama A
AD  - Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 
      Kumamoto, Japan. Electronic address: asuka@fc.kuh.kumamoto-u.ac.jp.
FAU - Fujise, Noboru
AU  - Fujise N
AD  - Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 
      Kumamoto, Japan.
FAU - Matsushita, Masateru
AU  - Matsushita M
AD  - Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 
      Kumamoto, Japan.
FAU - Ishikawa, Tomohisa
AU  - Ishikawa T
AD  - Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 
      Kumamoto, Japan.
FAU - Hashimoto, Mamoru
AU  - Hashimoto M
AD  - Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 
      Kumamoto, Japan.
FAU - Ikeda, Manabu
AU  - Ikeda M
AD  - Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 
      Kumamoto, Japan.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20150305
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - J Affect Disord
JT  - Journal of affective disorders
JID - 7906073
SB  - IM
MH  - Adaptation, Psychological
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Caregivers/*psychology
MH  - Dementia/complications/diagnosis/nursing/*psychology
MH  - Depression/complications/*psychology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Suicidal Ideation
MH  - Suicide/psychology
MH  - Symptom Assessment
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - BPSD
OT  - Caregiver burden
OT  - Depression
OT  - Suicide
EDAT- 2015/03/22 06:00
MHDA- 2015/10/29 06:00
CRDT- 2015/03/22 06:00
PHST- 2015/02/13 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2015/02/19 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2015/03/22 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/03/22 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/10/29 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0165-0327(15)00104-4 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.jad.2015.02.019 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Affect Disord. 2015 Jun 1;178:66-70. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.02.019. Epub 2015 
      Mar 5.