TY - JOUR
T1 - When patients with OCD decide to seek, and not to avoid harm
T2 - The problem of suicidality in OCD
AU - Ferreira, Gabriela M.
AU - Zanini, Natalie V.
AU - de Menezes, Gabriela B.
AU - Albertella, Lucy
AU - Destree, Louise
AU - Fontenelle, Leonardo F.
PY - 2018/9/1
Y1 - 2018/9/1
N2 - Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic, distressing, and disabling condition associated with a high risk of suicidal behavior and death by suicide. In this study, the authors describe two cases of OCD patients who developed recurrent suicidal behaviors in response to stressful life events that appeared to "confirm" their obsessive beliefs (termed "confirmatory events"). In both cases, the authors used accepted strategies for treating suicidality in other contexts (such as antidepressants, lithium, and electroconvulsive therapy), which proved unsuccessful. Future studies should investigate personalized strategies to treat suicidality and prevent suicide in OCD patients.
AB - Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic, distressing, and disabling condition associated with a high risk of suicidal behavior and death by suicide. In this study, the authors describe two cases of OCD patients who developed recurrent suicidal behaviors in response to stressful life events that appeared to "confirm" their obsessive beliefs (termed "confirmatory events"). In both cases, the authors used accepted strategies for treating suicidality in other contexts (such as antidepressants, lithium, and electroconvulsive therapy), which proved unsuccessful. Future studies should investigate personalized strategies to treat suicidality and prevent suicide in OCD patients.
KW - obsessive-compulsive disorder
KW - suicide
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85059224482&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1521/bumc.2018.82.4.360
DO - 10.1521/bumc.2018.82.4.360
M3 - Article
C2 - 30589583
AN - SCOPUS:85059224482
SN - 0025-9284
VL - 82
SP - 360
EP - 374
JO - Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic
JF - Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic
IS - 4
ER -