- Type:#article
- Year read:#read2022
- Subject: OCD
- Bibtex: @fernandezdelacruz2016
- Bibliography: Fernández de la Cruz, L., Lichtenstein, P., Mataix-Cols, D., D’Onofrio, B. M., Rück, C., de la Cruz, L. F., Mataix-Cols, D., Rydell, M., Runeson, B., Brander, G., & Larsson, H. (2016). Suicide in obsessive–compulsive disorder: A population-based study of 36 788 Swedish patients. Mol. Psychiatry, 12(April), 771–777. https://doi.org/10.1038/mp.2016.115
Example citation
Patients with OCD are at an increased risk of dying by suicide, and the risk remains substantial after adjusting for psychiatric comorbidities [@fernandezdelacruz2016].
Key takeaways
- Increased risk of dying by suicide (OR = 9.83, 95% CI 8.72 to 11.08)
- Increased risk of suicide attempt (OR = 5.45, 95% CI 5.24 to 5.67)
- Risk remained substantial even after adjusting for psychiatric comorbidities