Objective. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is associated with variable risk of suicide and prevalence of suicide attempt (SA). The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of SA and associated sociodemographic and clinical features in a large international sample of OCD patients.Methods. A total of 425 OCD outpatients, recruited through the International College of Obsessive- Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (ICOCS) network, were assessed and categorized in groups with or without a history of SA, and their sociodemographic and clinical features compared through Pearson's chi-squared and t tests. Logistic regression was performed to assess the impact of the collected data on the SA variable.Results. 14.6% of our sample reported at least one SA during their lifetime. Patients with an SA had significantly higher rates of comorbid psychiatric disorders (60 vs. 17%, p<0.001; particularly tic disorder), medical disorders (51 vs. 15%, p<0.001), and previous hospitalizations (62 vs. 11%, p<0.001) than patients with no history of SA. With respect to geographical differences, European and South African patients showed significantly higher rates of SA history (40 and 39%, respectively) compared to North American and Middle- Eastern individuals (13 and 8%, respectively) (chi(2) = 11.4, p<0.001). The logistic regression did not show any statistically significant predictor of SA among selected independent variables.Conclusions. Our international study found a history of SA prevalence of similar to 15% in OCD patients, with higher rates of psychiatric and medical comorbidities and previous hospitalizations in patients with a previous SA. Along with potential geographical influences, the presence of the abovementioned features should recommend additional caution in the assessment of suicide risk in OCD patients.

Prevalence of suicide attempt and clinical characteristics of suicide attempters with obsessive-compulsive disorder: A report from the International College of Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (ICOCS) / B. Dell'Osso, B. Benatti, C. Arici, C. Palazzo, A. Carlo Altamura, E. Hollander, N. Fineberg, D.J. Stein, H. Nicolini, N. Lanzagorta, D. Marazziti, S. Pallanti, M. Van Ameringen, C. Lochner, O. Karamustafalioglu, L. Hranov, M. Figee, L. Drummond, C.I. Rodriguez, J. Grant, D. Denys, J.M. Menchon, J. Zohar. - In: CNS SPECTRUMS. - ISSN 1092-8529. - 23:1(2018 Feb), pp. 59-66. [10.1017/S1092852917000177]

Prevalence of suicide attempt and clinical characteristics of suicide attempters with obsessive-compulsive disorder: A report from the International College of Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (ICOCS)

B. Dell'Osso
Primo
;
B. Benatti
Secondo
;
C. Arici;
2018

Abstract

Objective. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is associated with variable risk of suicide and prevalence of suicide attempt (SA). The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of SA and associated sociodemographic and clinical features in a large international sample of OCD patients.Methods. A total of 425 OCD outpatients, recruited through the International College of Obsessive- Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (ICOCS) network, were assessed and categorized in groups with or without a history of SA, and their sociodemographic and clinical features compared through Pearson's chi-squared and t tests. Logistic regression was performed to assess the impact of the collected data on the SA variable.Results. 14.6% of our sample reported at least one SA during their lifetime. Patients with an SA had significantly higher rates of comorbid psychiatric disorders (60 vs. 17%, p<0.001; particularly tic disorder), medical disorders (51 vs. 15%, p<0.001), and previous hospitalizations (62 vs. 11%, p<0.001) than patients with no history of SA. With respect to geographical differences, European and South African patients showed significantly higher rates of SA history (40 and 39%, respectively) compared to North American and Middle- Eastern individuals (13 and 8%, respectively) (chi(2) = 11.4, p<0.001). The logistic regression did not show any statistically significant predictor of SA among selected independent variables.Conclusions. Our international study found a history of SA prevalence of similar to 15% in OCD patients, with higher rates of psychiatric and medical comorbidities and previous hospitalizations in patients with a previous SA. Along with potential geographical influences, the presence of the abovementioned features should recommend additional caution in the assessment of suicide risk in OCD patients.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder; comorbidity; hospitalization; prevalence; suicide attempt
Settore MED/25 - Psichiatria
feb-2018
16-mar-2017
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