Delusional depression and suicide.
After a short survey of the relevant literature, the authors discuss the significance of delusional depression symptoms for suicidality, whereby they do not regard such symptoms alone as a sufficient condition for classifying a delusional patient as suicidal. In a comparison of delusional depressed patients with a non-delusional control group (matched pairs), the former were adjudged to be significantly less suicidal than the control group and did not differ from the control group in regard to suicide frequency.
State Mental Hospital Weissenau, Depression Treatment and Research Ward, West Germany.
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Wolfersdorf
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Keller
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Steiner
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Hole
D003702:Delusions / Q000150:complications*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013405:Suicide / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology