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Completed Suicides

MedGen UID:
1676062
•Concept ID:
C0852733
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Completed Suicide; Fatal Attempt; Fatal Attempts; Fatal Suicide; Fatal Suicides; Suicide, Completed; Suicide, Fatal

Definition

The successful attempt to kill oneself. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCompleted Suicides

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment-resistant depression and suicidality.
Bergfeld IO, Mantione M, Figee M, Schuurman PR, Lok A, Denys D
J Affect Disord 2018 Aug 1;235:362-367. Epub 2018 Apr 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.04.016. PMID: 29665520
Pharmacokinetic drug evaluation of brodalumab for the treatment of psoriasis.
Galluzzo M, Talamonti M, D'adamio S, Bianchi L
Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2017 Jun;13(6):679-691. Epub 2017 May 9 doi: 10.1080/17425255.2017.1325874. PMID: 28460549
Brodalumab for the treatment of psoriasis.
Galluzzo M, D'adamio S, Bianchi L, Talamonti M
Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2016 Dec;12(12):1255-1271. Epub 2016 Oct 21 doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2016.1246957. PMID: 27718760

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Suicidal behaviour in older age: A systematic review of risk factors associated to suicide attempts and completed suicides.
Beghi M, Butera E, Cerri CG, Cornaggia CM, Febbo F, Mollica A, Berardino G, Piscitelli D, Resta E, Logroscino G, Daniele A, Altamura M, Bellomo A, Panza F, Lozupone M
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2021 Aug;127:193-211. Epub 2021 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.04.011. PMID: 33878336
Effectiveness of suicide prevention interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Hofstra E, van Nieuwenhuizen C, Bakker M, Özgül D, Elfeddali I, de Jong SJ, van der Feltz-Cornelis CM
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2020 Mar-Apr;63:127-140. Epub 2019 May 8 doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2019.04.011. PMID: 31078311
Suicide attempt in teenagers: Associated factors.
Dávila Cervantes CA, Luna Contreras M
Rev Chil Pediatr 2019 Dec;90(6):606-616. doi: 10.32641/rchped.v90i6.1012. PMID: 32186583
Epidemiology of Suicide and the Psychiatric Perspective.
Bachmann S
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2018 Jul 6;15(7) doi: 10.3390/ijerph15071425. PMID: 29986446Free PMC Article
Treatment-resistant depression and suicidality.
Bergfeld IO, Mantione M, Figee M, Schuurman PR, Lok A, Denys D
J Affect Disord 2018 Aug 1;235:362-367. Epub 2018 Apr 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.04.016. PMID: 29665520

Diagnosis

Comparative Effectiveness of Pharmacotherapies for the Risk of Attempted or Completed Suicide Among Persons With Borderline Personality Disorder.
Lieslehto J, Tiihonen J, Lähteenvuo M, Mittendorfer-Rutz E, Tanskanen A, Taipale H
JAMA Netw Open 2023 Jun 1;6(6):e2317130. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.17130. PMID: 37285156Free PMC Article
Epidemiology of Suicide and the Psychiatric Perspective.
Bachmann S
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2018 Jul 6;15(7) doi: 10.3390/ijerph15071425. PMID: 29986446Free PMC Article
Suicide and substance use among female veterans: a need for research.
Chapman SL, Wu LT
Drug Alcohol Depend 2014 Mar 1;136:1-10. Epub 2013 Nov 20 doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.11.009. PMID: 24315571Free PMC Article
Fluoxetine, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and their combination for adolescents with depression: Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS) randomized controlled trial.
March J, Silva S, Petrycki S, Curry J, Wells K, Fairbank J, Burns B, Domino M, McNulty S, Vitiello B, Severe J; Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS) Team
JAMA 2004 Aug 18;292(7):807-20. doi: 10.1001/jama.292.7.807. PMID: 15315995
Suicide and mental disorders.
Asukai N
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 1995 May;49 Suppl 1:S91-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1995.tb01926.x. PMID: 9179951

Therapy

Comparative Effectiveness of Pharmacotherapies for the Risk of Attempted or Completed Suicide Among Persons With Borderline Personality Disorder.
Lieslehto J, Tiihonen J, Lähteenvuo M, Mittendorfer-Rutz E, Tanskanen A, Taipale H
JAMA Netw Open 2023 Jun 1;6(6):e2317130. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.17130. PMID: 37285156Free PMC Article
Brodalumab: 4-Year US Pharmacovigilance Report.
Lebwohl M, Koo J, Leonardi C, Armstrong A, Rawnsley N, Goehring E, Jacobson A
J Drugs Dermatol 2023 Apr 1;22(4):419-422. doi: 10.36849/JDD.7344. PMID: 37026879
Effectiveness of suicide prevention interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Hofstra E, van Nieuwenhuizen C, Bakker M, Özgül D, Elfeddali I, de Jong SJ, van der Feltz-Cornelis CM
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2020 Mar-Apr;63:127-140. Epub 2019 May 8 doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2019.04.011. PMID: 31078311
Treatment-resistant depression and suicidality.
Bergfeld IO, Mantione M, Figee M, Schuurman PR, Lok A, Denys D
J Affect Disord 2018 Aug 1;235:362-367. Epub 2018 Apr 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.04.016. PMID: 29665520
Fluoxetine, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and their combination for adolescents with depression: Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS) randomized controlled trial.
March J, Silva S, Petrycki S, Curry J, Wells K, Fairbank J, Burns B, Domino M, McNulty S, Vitiello B, Severe J; Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS) Team
JAMA 2004 Aug 18;292(7):807-20. doi: 10.1001/jama.292.7.807. PMID: 15315995

Prognosis

Predictors of Completed Suicides Among Emergency Department Visits for Attempted Suicides.
Weldeslase TA, Akinyemi OA, Silvestre J, Li S, Green KM, Hughes K, Williams M, Cornwell EE 3rd
Am Surg 2023 Jul;89(7):3119-3124. Epub 2023 Feb 28 doi: 10.1177/00031348231161671. PMID: 36853915
Elderly suicides in Turkey.
Zeybek V, Karabağ G, Yavuz MS
J Forensic Leg Med 2023 Apr;95:102498. Epub 2023 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102498. PMID: 36774783
Suicides Among Non-Elderly Adult Hispanics, 2010-2020.
Khubchandani J, Price JH
J Community Health 2022 Dec;47(6):966-973. Epub 2022 Aug 8 doi: 10.1007/s10900-022-01123-2. PMID: 35939156Free PMC Article
Suicidal behaviour in older age: A systematic review of risk factors associated to suicide attempts and completed suicides.
Beghi M, Butera E, Cerri CG, Cornaggia CM, Febbo F, Mollica A, Berardino G, Piscitelli D, Resta E, Logroscino G, Daniele A, Altamura M, Bellomo A, Panza F, Lozupone M
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2021 Aug;127:193-211. Epub 2021 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.04.011. PMID: 33878336
Epidemiology of Suicide and the Psychiatric Perspective.
Bachmann S
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2018 Jul 6;15(7) doi: 10.3390/ijerph15071425. PMID: 29986446Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Suicidal behaviour in older age: A systematic review of risk factors associated to suicide attempts and completed suicides.
Beghi M, Butera E, Cerri CG, Cornaggia CM, Febbo F, Mollica A, Berardino G, Piscitelli D, Resta E, Logroscino G, Daniele A, Altamura M, Bellomo A, Panza F, Lozupone M
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2021 Aug;127:193-211. Epub 2021 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.04.011. PMID: 33878336
Suicide attempt in teenagers: Associated factors.
Dávila Cervantes CA, Luna Contreras M
Rev Chil Pediatr 2019 Dec;90(6):606-616. doi: 10.32641/rchped.v90i6.1012. PMID: 32186583
Epidemiology of Suicide and the Psychiatric Perspective.
Bachmann S
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2018 Jul 6;15(7) doi: 10.3390/ijerph15071425. PMID: 29986446Free PMC Article
Brodalumab for the treatment of psoriasis.
Galluzzo M, D'adamio S, Bianchi L, Talamonti M
Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2016 Dec;12(12):1255-1271. Epub 2016 Oct 21 doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2016.1246957. PMID: 27718760
Fluoxetine, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and their combination for adolescents with depression: Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS) randomized controlled trial.
March J, Silva S, Petrycki S, Curry J, Wells K, Fairbank J, Burns B, Domino M, McNulty S, Vitiello B, Severe J; Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS) Team
JAMA 2004 Aug 18;292(7):807-20. doi: 10.1001/jama.292.7.807. PMID: 15315995

Recent systematic reviews

Ambient temperature and mental health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Thompson R, Lawrance EL, Roberts LF, Grailey K, Ashrafian H, Maheswaran H, Toledano MB, Darzi A
Lancet Planet Health 2023 Jul;7(7):e580-e589. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(23)00104-3. PMID: 37437999
Suicidal behaviour in older age: A systematic review of risk factors associated to suicide attempts and completed suicides.
Beghi M, Butera E, Cerri CG, Cornaggia CM, Febbo F, Mollica A, Berardino G, Piscitelli D, Resta E, Logroscino G, Daniele A, Altamura M, Bellomo A, Panza F, Lozupone M
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2021 Aug;127:193-211. Epub 2021 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.04.011. PMID: 33878336
Effectiveness of suicide prevention interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Hofstra E, van Nieuwenhuizen C, Bakker M, Özgül D, Elfeddali I, de Jong SJ, van der Feltz-Cornelis CM
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2020 Mar-Apr;63:127-140. Epub 2019 May 8 doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2019.04.011. PMID: 31078311
Psoriasis and suicidality: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Singh S, Taylor C, Kornmehl H, Armstrong AW
J Am Acad Dermatol 2017 Sep;77(3):425-440.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.05.019. PMID: 28807109
Completed suicides and self-harm in Malaysia: a systematic review.
Armitage CJ, Panagioti M, Abdul Rahim W, Rowe R, O'Connor RC
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2015 Mar-Apr;37(2):153-65. Epub 2014 Dec 17 doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2014.12.002. PMID: 25636361

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