In:
Psychological Reports, SAGE Publications, Vol. 98, No. 2 ( 2006-04), p. 323-338
Kurzfassung:
Suicide is a major issue in surgically treated epileptic patients. A meta-analysis was performed comparing suicides in a sample of such patients and in the general population. The Index Medicus and the World Health Statistics Annual were searched to ascertain the suicide rates in the age groups indicated in the studies of epileptic patients for specific years and country. 11 studies were selected, comprising 2,425 patients, 24 of whom committed suicide. Data obtained for each study were processed together to calculate the mean number of suicides per 100,000 individuals with surgically treated epilepsy for each year. This meta-analysis shows that suicide in patients with epilepsy after surgical treatment is more frequent than in the general population. Results are discussed with particular attention to possible causative factors.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0033-2941
,
1558-691X
DOI:
10.2466/pr0.98.2.323-338
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
SAGE Publications
Publikationsdatum:
2006
ZDB Id:
2066930-6
SSG:
5,2
