Relationship Between Adult Separation Anxiety Disorder and Suicide in Patients with Bipolar Disorder

Authors : Mahmut Onur KARAYTUĞ, Lut TAMAM, Mehmet Emin DEMİRKOL, Zeynep NAMLI

Pages : 261-267

Doi:10.18863/pgy.1192406

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Publication Date : 2022-12-29

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The present study aimed to investigate the comorbidity of Adult Separation Anxiety Disorder insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ASAD); and the relationship between this comorbidity and suicide in patients with bipolar disorder insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(BD);. A total of 138 outpatients with BD at remission between the ages of 18-65 years and 63 healthy controls were included in our study. All participants were administered a sociodemographic data form, Hamilton Depression Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(HMDS);, Young Mania Rating Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(YMRS);, Adult Separation Anxiety Questionnaire, and Structured Clinical Interview for Separation Anxiety Symptoms insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ASAD-SCI);. The age and gender of the participants did not differ significantly between the control group, the BD and BD+ASAD groups. The mean age of the participants was 42.3±11.9 years. When categorized according to gender, 42.3% of the participants were male and 57.7% were female. ASAD was detected in 46.3% of the participants. The suicide attempt rate was significantly higher in the BD and BD+ASAD groups than in the control group. The rate of suicide attempt was significantly higher in the BD+ASAD group than in the BD group. We demonstrated that the comorbidity of ASAD was associated with previous suicide attempts in patients with BD. Recognizing and treating ASAD in patients with BD may reduce suicide attempts in these patients.
Keywords : bipolar bozukluk, intihar, ayrılma anksiyetesi, Bipolar disorder, suicidality, separation anxiety