Resource Tag: BIOMEDICAL THERAPIES

In this letter to the editor, the author reports on an analysis of suicide rates among women who have had breast reconstruction surgery after mastectomy. The 5-year cumulative death rates from both suicide & accidents in the postmastectomy reconstruction group were similar to those for all other breast cancer patients & also the subgroup that […]

The authors observed a high rate of suicide in a large cohort of patients with movement disorders treated with deep brain stimulation. Apparent risk factors included a previous history of severe depression & multiple successive surgeries, whereas there was no relationship with the underlying condition, deep brain stimulation target, electrical parameters, or modifications of treatment. […]

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Background  Epidemiologic studies indicate that women with cosmetic breast implants have a significantly increased risk of suicide. Our objectives were to examine mortality among Danish women who underwent cosmetic breast implant surgery and to evaluate the baseline prevalence of psychopathological disorders as measured by admission to a psychiatric hospital among women seeking cosmetic surgery. Methods  […]

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Depression & other disorders are underdiagnosed & undertreated in young people with epilepsy. Signs of depression are often dismissed as normal reactions, even though depression is a risk factor for suicide. A strong correlation between epilepsy & depression has been demonstrated in a variety of studies. At the time of initial diagnostic evaluation, a psychiatric […]

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This article discusses how patients who have comorbid depression & anxiety present primary care physicians with a diagnostic as well as a treatment challenge. Identifying these patients is essential as they have a higher suicide rate than those with depression alone. The key to accurate diagnosis is the physicianÕs high index of suspicion, the use […]

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