Factors associated with post-stroke suicidal death

Well this is the likely outcome of the fact that our doctors do not have anything positive to help us on our recovery path. Only 10% get to almost full recovery. NO stroke rehabilitation protocols are provided. Nothing provided to solve our fatigue. Nothing provided to solve our spasticity. Nothing done to prevent our likely dementia. In simplest terms our doctors DO NOTHING.  Wouldn't you be fucking depressed? The solution is to solve the problems in stroke,
I got the talk while in the hospital, 'Have you ever thought about committing suicide? Also got the question, 'Do you blame your body for failing you?'

http://www.journalofpsychiatricresearch.com/article/S0022-3956(17)30461-2/fulltext?rss=yes

Jin Pyo Hong¹

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Subin Park¹

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Sung-Ho Ahn

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Jong S. KimCorrespondence information about the author Jong S. Kim

¹These authors equally contributed to this work.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2017.10.005

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Abstract

Background and purpose

The aim of this study was to estimate the relative risk of suicidal death compared to the general population and to identify risk factors for suicidal death among stroke patients.

Methods

Our sample consisted of 7175 patients who were diagnosed with stroke and admitted at Asan Medical Center from January 2005 to December 2012. Information on suicidal death was obtained from the database of the Korean National Statistical Office. The standardized mortality ratio (SMR) for post-stroke suicide was estimated. Additionally, we conducted a 1:6 case-control study using patients who did not commit suicide.

Results

Thirty patients committed suicidal death, with the mean time interval between hospital admission and suicide being 1.9 ± 1.8 years. The SMR for suicide was 2.14 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.44–3.05). Case-control analysis revealed that diabetes mellitus, depression, and large ischemic lesions in the subcortex and brainstem were significantly associated with suicidal death.

Conclusions

The risk of suicidal death is approximately 2 times higher than that in the general population. Depression, diabetes, and large lesions in specific locations should be considered in the implementation of suicide prevention strategies in stroke patients.(100% recovery would be the solution preferred, Solve the primary problem, not the secondary problem)