K Mikael Holma, Jari Haukka, Kirsi Suominen, Hanna M Valtonen, Outi Mantere, Tarja K Melartin, T Petteri Sokero, Maria A Oquendo, Erkki T Isometsä
OBJECTIVES: Whether risk of suicide attempts (SAs) differs between patients with bipolar disorder (BD) and patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) is unclear. We investigated whether cumulative risk differences are due to dissimilarities in time spent in high-risk states, incidence per unit time in high-risk states, or both. METHODS: Incidence rates for SAs during various illness phases, based on prospective life charts, were compared between patients from the Jorvi Bipolar Study (n = 176; 18 months) and the Vantaa Depression Study (n = 249; five years)...
September 2014: Bipolar Disorders