MedPage Today (9/4, DePeau-Wilson ) reports, “Having a medical condition was associated with an increased risk of suicide in a dose-response-like manner, such that the higher the burden of disability, the higher the risk of suicide, according to an observational study in Denmark.” An analysis of over “6.6 million people found that nine medical condition categories including 31 specific conditions were associated with a statistically significant increased risk of suicide, with the exception of endocrine disorders.” Researchers found “the associations were most pronounced for gastrointestinal conditions… cancers…and hematological conditions.” The findings were published in JAMA Psychiatry. “ Individuals with mental disorder requiring psychiatric hospital treatment appear to be at such elevated risk of suicide that additional disability associated with medical conditions has little impact in this regard.”
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