Suicide in Patients with Motor Neuron Disease

Suicide in Patients with Motor Neuron Disease

The aim of the present study was to assess, through an epidemiological study, whether suicide risk is increased in patients with motor neuron disease (MND). The study involved 116 patients with MND. In the study period 92 patients died, 47 males and 45 females. No patients committed suicide. The num...

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Main Authors: S. Bak, E. N. Stenager, E. Stenager, J. Boldsen, T. A. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1994-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/BEN-1994-73-412
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spelling doaj-efd3f351e4294d5fb2382556efabaca42021-07-02T09:21:43ZengHindawi LimitedBehavioural Neurology0953-41801875-85841994-01-0173-418118410.3233/BEN-1994-73-412Suicide in Patients with Motor Neuron DiseaseS. Bak0E. N. Stenager1E. Stenager2J. Boldsen3T. A. Smith4Department of Neurology, Odense University Hospital, DK-5000 Odense C, DenmarkClinical Institute, Department of Psychiatry, Odense University Hospital, DenmarkDepartment of Neurology, Odense University Hospital, DK-5000 Odense C, DenmarkInstitute of Community Health, Department of Social Medicine, Odense University, DenmarkDepartment of Neurophysiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, DenmarkThe aim of the present study was to assess, through an epidemiological study, whether suicide risk is increased in patients with motor neuron disease (MND). The study involved 116 patients with MND. In the study period 92 patients died, 47 males and 45 females. No patients committed suicide. The number of expected suicides was 0.27 for males and 0.12 for females, a total of 0.38. The difference between observed and expected suicides was not statistically significant for males and females.http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/BEN-1994-73-412
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author S. Bak
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Suicide in Patients with Motor Neuron Disease
Behavioural Neurology
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title Suicide in Patients with Motor Neuron Disease
title_short Suicide in Patients with Motor Neuron Disease
title_full Suicide in Patients with Motor Neuron Disease
title_fullStr Suicide in Patients with Motor Neuron Disease
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description The aim of the present study was to assess, through an epidemiological study, whether suicide risk is increased in patients with motor neuron disease (MND). The study involved 116 patients with MND. In the study period 92 patients died, 47 males and 45 females. No patients committed suicide. The number of expected suicides was 0.27 for males and 0.12 for females, a total of 0.38. The difference between observed and expected suicides was not statistically significant for males and females.
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