title: Suicide Risk Factors in Iranian Patients With Bipolar Disorder: A 21- Month Follow-Up From BDPF Study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Bipolar disorder is strongly associated with suicidal ideations, attempts and commissions. Although several studies have been conducted on suicide risk factors in patients with bipolar disorder worldwide, a comprehensive study has not been reported from Iran.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients with bipolar disorder type I, hospitalized in Iran Hospital of Psychiatry since May 2008 to August 2011 were sequentially enrolled. Patients were evaluated using Demographic and Clinical Variables Questionnaire, the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV axis I disorders (SCID-I), Young-Mania Rating Scale (Y-MRS), and Hamilton Depressive Rating Scale-7 (HDRS-7). One hundred patients were followed for 2 to 42 months (mean: 20.6 ± 12.5 months).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Only one patient attempted suicide during the follow-up period. 33% of the patients had history of previous suicide attempts. Female gender, divorce, and early age at onset of the disease were independently correlated with suicide attempt.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Suicide attempts rarely occur during systematic follow-up of patients with bipolar disorder type I. Larger samples and longer follow-ups are needed to confirm this finding.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  None.
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Research Center, Bipolar Disorders Research Group, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shabani
authors.affiliation: Tehran Psychiatric Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Samaneh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Teimurinejad
authors.affiliation: Tehran Psychiatric Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Sadaf
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authors.lastname: Kokar
authors.affiliation: Tehran Psychiatric Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Masoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahmadzad Asl
authors.affiliation: Tehran Psychiatric Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Behnam
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shariati
authors.affiliation: Tehran Psychiatric Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Zohreh
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mousavi Behbahani
authors.affiliation: Tehran Psychiatric Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Ghasemzadeh
authors.affiliation: Tehran Psychiatric Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Sahar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hasani
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mojgan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taban
authors.affiliation: Tehran Psychiatric Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Shahab
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shirekhoda
authors.affiliation: Tehran Psychiatric Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ghorbani
authors.affiliation: Tehran Psychiatric Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Somayeh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tat
authors.affiliation: Tehran Psychiatry Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Shabnam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nohesara
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Research Center, Bipolar Disorders Research Group, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed Vahid
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Shariat
keywords: Bipolar Disorder; Cohort; Risk Factor; Suicide