Conference paper
SHOULD ASSESSMENT FOR BIPOLAR DISORDER AND MIXED AFFECTIVE STATE BE A STANDARD PART OF ASSESSMENT FOR SUICIDE RISK?
Delia Annear
; East of England NHS Deanery, UK
Mark Agius
; Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, UK; Clare College Cambridge, UK
Abstract
The risk of suicide is high amongst individuals with bipolar affective disorder and mixed affective state. Research has shown that
the suicide risk increases during both rapid-cycling and mixed affective states in bipolar. This article reviews the recent research of
patients with bipolar and mixed affective state and suicide risk and highlights the reasons and potential benefits of factoring the
potential risks into the assessment for suicide risk.
Keywords
bipolar disorder; mixed affective states; rapid-cycling; suicidal ideation; suicide risk
Hrčak ID:
264874
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Publication date:
30.8.2016.
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