Psychische Erkrankungen und Suizid - Überblick zur Epidemiologie

B. Schneider

doi:10.1055/s-2005-870977

Krankenhauspsychiatrie, Table of Contents

Krankenhauspsychiatrie 2005; 16: 3-7
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-870977

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Psychische Erkrankungen und Suizid - Überblick zur Epidemiologie

Psychiatric Disorders and Suicide - An Epidemiological SurveyB. Schneider¹

¹Zentrum der Psychiatrie, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie (Direktor: Prof. Dr. K. Maurer), Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt/Main

Abstract

Zusammenfassung

In Studien mit der Methode der psychologischen Autopsie wurde bei 63 - 100 % aller Suizidopfer eine Achse-I-Störung gefunden. Am häufigsten liegen bei Suizidopfern Störungen durch Alkoholkonsum und Depression vor. Außerdem leiden bis zu 62 % aller Suizidopfer unter einer Persönlichkeitsstörung. Bei fast allen Achse-I-Störungen und bei Persönlichkeitsstörungen ist das Suizidrisiko gegenüber der Allgemeinbevölkerung erhöht, besonders stark bei Komorbidität.

Abstract

Psychological autopsy studies revealed that 63 % to 100 % of all suicides were suffering from axis I disorders. In suicides, alcohol use disorders and depression are the most frequent diagnoses. Up to 62 % of all suicides were diagnosed with personality disorders. Almost all axis I disorders are associated with increased suicide risk. Suicide risk is highly elevated for persons suffering from comorbidity of psychiatric disorders.

Schlüsselwörter

Psychische Erkrankung - Suizid - Diagnosen - Epidemiologie

Key words

Psychiatric disorders - suizide - diagnoses - epidemiology

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Dr. Barbara Schneider

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