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Emergency Psychiatry SPMM: Questions & Answers
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Emergency Psychiatry SPMM: Questions & AnswersCatastrophic reaction Right Ans - response of a person with dementia to
overwhelming stimuli or when asked to perform tasks beyond their, now
impaired, performance level
sudden agitation, anger, and occasional violence
Rate of suicide in patients with epilepsy Right Ans - 5x higher than general
population
Rate of attempted suicide in patients with schizophrenia Right Ans - 10-
50%
Rate of completed suicide in patients with schizophrenia Right Ans - 5-15%
Sign of possible suicidality in dementia Right Ans - perceived
burdensomeness to others is crucial interpersonal construct that may
influence desire to die by suicide
Most common psychiatric diagnosis to die by suicide Right Ans - major
depressive disorder
Country which had a higher suicide rate in females compared to males prior to
2006 Right Ans - china
in 1990s and prior to 2006, suicide rates in females where higher than males
in china since 2006 rates have been higher in males, esp in rural residents
may be attributable to economic crisis, unemployment and lack of social
stability suicide rates are much higher in rural areas than they are in urban
areas, which may be related to rural disadvantages in economy, medical
resources and other inequalities
Lifetime prevalence of self harm in patients with schizophrenia Right Ans -
31%
Most likely phase of bipolar disorder to die from suicide Right Ans -
depressive phase of illness, approx 17% of people with bipolar 1 disorder and
24% of bipolar 2 disorder attempted suicide during the course of their illness,
higher than in unipolar depression
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