MyMedR

Displaying publications 61 - 69 of 69 in total

Abstract:

Sort:

The relation of childhood trauma to suicide ideation in patients suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder with lifetime suicide attempts

Khosravani V, Kamali Z, Jamaati Ardakani R, Samimi Ardestani M

Psychiatry Res, 2017 09;255:139-145.
PMID: 28549337 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.05.032

The aim of this study was to evaluate the relations of childhood trauma (CT) and obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptom dimensions to suicide ideation in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Seventy OCD outpatients with lifetime suicide attempts and 60 controls were included. Participants completed the Scale for Suicide Ideation (SSI), the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form (CTQ-SF), the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS), the Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (DOCS) and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21). Among OCD patients, 97.1% had current suicide ideation. OCD patients revealed higher scores on CT, suicide ideation, depression and anxiety than controls. The CT history of sexual abuse (SA) and OC symptom dimension of unacceptable thoughts explained suicide ideation. It was concluded that SA and unacceptable thoughts may contribute to high suicidality and have important implications for the assessment and treatment of suicide risk in OCD patients with lifetime suicide attempts.

Matched MeSH terms: Suicide, Attempted/psychology*
Fulltext Delayed chronic polyneuropathy following organophosphate poisoning: a case report

Low ET, Loh TG

Med J Malaysia, 1987 Jun;42(2):113-4.
PMID: 2845234

A patient with organophosphate poisoning who survived the acute phase and subsequently developed delayed neuropathy is presented. The features of this form of delayed neuropathy are described and the implications in our local context discussed.

Matched MeSH terms: Suicide, Attempted
Fulltext High carbonated soft drink consumption is associated with externalizing but not internalizing behaviours among university students in five ASEAN states

Pengpid S, Peltzer K

Psychol Res Behav Manag, 2019;12:585-592.
PMID: 31534377 DOI: 10.2147/PRBM.S209611

Background: The investigation aimed to estimate the association between carbonated soft drink consumption frequency and externalizing and internalizing behaviour among university students in five ASEAN counties.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey included 3353 university students from Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, median age 20 years (interquartile range 3 years).
Results: In all five ASEAN countries, the study found a prevalence no soft drink consumption in the past 30 days of 20.3%, less than one time a day 44.7%, once a day 25.4% and two or more times a day 9.6%. In the adjusted logistic regression analysis, higher frequency of soft drink consumption (one and/or two or more times a day) was associated with externalizing behaviour (in physical fight, injury, current tobacco use, problem drinking, drug use, pathological internet use and gambling behaviour), and higher frequency of soft drink consumption (two or more times a day) was associated with depression in females, but no association was found for the general student population in relation to internalizing behaviour (depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, suicidal ideation, suicide plan, suicide attempt and sleeping problem).
Conclusions: Findings suggest that carbonated soft drink consumption is associated with a number of externalizing but not internalizing health risk behaviours.

Matched MeSH terms: Suicide, Attempted
Fulltext Prevalence and Factors Associated with Suicidal Ideation in Institutionalized Patients with Schizophrenia

Chong BTW, Wahab S, Muthukrishnan A, Tan KL, Ch'ng ML, Yoong MT

Psychol Res Behav Manag, 2020;13:949-962.
PMID: 33204188 DOI: 10.2147/PRBM.S266976

Purpose: The shorter life expectancy and increased risk of suicide in patients with schizophrenia have been well documented. However, study outcomes on suicidality in this special population have been few to date. This study investigated the prevalence and factors associated with suicidal ideation in a population of institutionalized patients with schizophrenia.
Methods: Two hundred fifty-six patients with schizophrenia between the age of 18 and 65 years were randomly recruited. This cross-sectional study utilised the Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS), the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and the Psychotic Symptom Rating Scale (PSYRATS-AH). Univariate analysis was performed using an independent t-test or chi-square test, followed by binary logistic regression to determine the factors associated with increased suicidal risks.
Results: The socio-demographic factors associated with suicidal ideation included level of education (p=0.039); secondary-level education (OR=5.76, 95% CI:1.49, 22.34, p=0.011) and tertiary-level education (OR=9.30, 95% CI: 1.80, 48.12, p=0.008) posed a greater risk. A history of attempted suicide (OR=2.09, 95% CI: 1.01, 4.36, p=0.049) and the presence of co-morbid physical illnesses (OR=2.07, 95% CI: 1.02, 4.21, p=0.044) were also found to be associated with a suicidal ideation. Other significant factors associated with suicidal thoughts were concurrent depression (OR=9.68, 95% CI: 3.74, 25.05, p<0.001) and a higher PSYRATS score in emotional characteristics of auditory hallucinations (OR=1.13, 95% CI: 1.06, 1.21, p<0.001).
Conclusion: Suicide in schizophrenia appears to be more closely associated with certain socio-demographic factors and affective symptoms. Appropriate screening and treatment addressing these challenges must be emphasized if suicidal thoughts and actions are to be reduced.

Matched MeSH terms: Suicide, Attempted
Fulltext Role of modified assertive community treatment (ACT) in maintaining stability in patients with dual diagnosis: a case report

Siti Rohana, A.H., Marhani, M.

Malaysian Journal of Psychiatry, 2013;22(2):80-83.
MyJurnal

This case report highlights the role of hospital-based modified assertive community treatment (ACT) in maintaining stability in a patient with dual diagnosis. We report a case of a middle-aged Indian gentleman who had schizophrenia with co-morbid alcohol abuse presented with multiple relapses, with recurrent suicidal attempts and criminal behaviour during his relapse episodes. After stabilisation of his most recent acute episode in hospital, the patient was followed-up by the community mental health team (CMHT). He was able to maintain in remission and stay free from alcohol, suicidality and criminal behaviour when provided ACT. The hospital-based modified ACT is proven to be effective in the management of this patient with co-morbidities and complications to sustain remission and prevent relapses.

Matched MeSH terms: Suicide, Attempted
Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts and Motives Among University Students in 12 Muslim-Majority Countries

Eskin M, AlBuhairan F, Rezaeian M, Abdel-Khalek AM, Harlak H, El-Nayal M, et al.

Psychiatr Q, 2019 03;90(1):229-248.
PMID: 30498939 DOI: 10.1007/s11126-018-9613-4

There is a scarcity of research on suicidal phenomena in the Muslim world. Therefore, this study aimed at investigating the self-reported prevalence of suicidal thoughts, attempts and motives in 12 Muslim countries. A total of 8417 (54.4% women) university students were surveyed by means of a self-report questionnaire. Overall, 22% of the participants reported suicidal ideation and 8.6% reported attempting suicide. The odds of suicidal thoughts were elevated in Azerbaijan, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, while reduced ORs were recorded in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Malaysia. While odds of suicide attempts were high in Azerbaijan, Palestine and Saudi Arabia reduced odds ratios (OR) were detected in Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia and Tunisia. Taking drugs and using a sharp instrument were the two most frequently used methods to attempt suicide. Only 32.7% of attempts required medical attention. Escape motives were endorsed more than social motives by participants who attempted suicide. Suicidal behaviors were more frequent in women than in men. Compered to men, fewer attempts by women required medical attention. Moreover, our results show that making suicide illegal does not reduce the frequency of suicidal behavior. Results from this comparative study show that suicidal thoughts and attempts are frequent events in young adults in countries where religious scripture explicitly prohibit suicide and the frequencies of nonfatal suicidal behavior show large variation in nations adhering to the same religion.

Matched MeSH terms: Suicide, Attempted/ethnology
Gender differences in depressive symptom profiles and patterns of psychotropic drug usage in Asian patients with depression: Findings from the Research on Asian Psychotropic Prescription Patterns for Antidepressants study

Park SC, Lee MS, Shinfuku N, Sartorius N, Park YC

Aust N Z J Psychiatry, 2015 Sep;49(9):833-41.
PMID: 25829482 DOI: 10.1177/0004867415579464

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there were gender-specific depressive symptom profiles or gender-specific patterns of psychotropic agent usage in Asian patients with depression.

Matched MeSH terms: Suicide, Attempted/psychology; Suicide, Attempted/statistics & numerical data
MS 04-044: demographic features of drug and chemical poisoning in northern Malaysia

Fathelrahman AI, Ab Rahman AF, Mohd Zain Z

Clin Toxicol (Phila), 2005;43(2):89-94.
PMID: 15822759

Acute poisoning is a significant health problem all over the world. In Malaysia, nationwide data on poisoning pattern is scarce and incomplete. The objectives of our study were to determine the pattern of acute drug and chemical poisoning at Penang General Hospital (PGH), in the northern region of Malaysia, and to compare poisoning characteristics between different ethnic groups. The study was a retrospective case review of all poisoned patients admitted to PGH during the years 2000-2002. We collected data concerning demographic parameters of patients, information about the agent(s) implicated, and circumstances surrounding the event. There were 493 poisoning incidents. Nearly two-thirds of the poisoned cases involved female patients. The predominant mode of poisoning was intentional (51.5%). The age group 15.1-30 years ranked at the top, constituting 55.2% of all cases. Drugs were the predominant agents implicated. Among cases associated with drugs, paracetamol was the main causative agent (44.7%). Chinese patients constituted 37.7% of all poisoning cases, followed by the Indians (31.6%) and Malays (26.6%). Between ethnic groups, Indian patients were found to have the highest rate of poisoning admission of 75.2 per 100,000 persons.

Matched MeSH terms: Suicide, Attempted
High prevalence of hypokalemia after acute acetaminophen overdose: impact of psychiatric illness

Zyoud SH, Awang R, Syed Sulaiman SA, Al-jabi SW

Hum Exp Toxicol, 2010 Sep;29(9):773-8.
PMID: 20144962 DOI: 10.1177/0960327110361759

Hypokalemia is not an isolated disease but an associated finding in a number of different diseases. It is also a commonly neglected condition among patients with acute acetaminophen overdose.

Matched MeSH terms: Suicide, Attempted