Epilepsy not a significant factor in adults hospitalized for attempted suicide

Epilepsy was not a significant factor among adults who had been hospitalized for attempted suicide, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
“Epilepsy has been statistically and clinically associated with suicidality,” Basma Akrout Brizard, MSc, of the laboratory of psychopathology and health processes at the University of Paris, and colleagues wrote. “Compared with patients recently hospitalized for other chronic diseases, those with epilepsy show a three times higher risk of hospital readmission for suicide attempt.
Researchers attempted to

Epilepsy was not a significant factor among adults who had been hospitalized for attempted suicide, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
“Epilepsy has been statistically and clinically associated with suicidality,” Basma Akrout Brizard, MSc, of the laboratory of psychopathology and health processes at the University of Paris, and colleagues wrote. “Compared with patients recently hospitalized for other chronic diseases, those with epilepsy show a three times higher risk of hospital readmission for suicide attempt.
Researchers attempted to