Suicide and other causes of mortality in bipolar disorder: a longitudinal study"Background. The high risk of suicide in bipolar disorder is well recognized, but may have been overestimated. There is conflicting evidence about deaths from other causes and little known about risk factors for suicide. We aimed to estimate suicide and mortality rates in a cohort of bipolar patients and to identify risk factors for suicide."Suicide rates in bipolar disorder 'not as high as estimated'23 May 2007Psych Med 2007; 37: 839–847MedWire News: "The difference in the rates of suicide between patients with bipolar disorder and the general population is not as great as has been claimed, say UK and Dutch investigators."Suicide rates in bipolar disorder 'not as high as estimated' (Source: soulful sepulcher)

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