PW05-05 Bipolar disorder and suicide: 10 years follow-up/retrospective survey/

Introduction Bipolar disorder (BD) is chronic psychiatric disorder by mood swings, symptoms of BD are serious and life-threating. Suicide risk in patients with BD is 25-50%, more frequent during depressive episode (Compton,2000) but with adequate treatment suicide risk can be presented in nearby 50% of patients only (Goodwin, Jamison,2006). Despite these facts data about the changes of treatment habits over the longer period of time under naturalistic condition are lacking. The aim of study To assess presence of suicidal thoughts and attempts in inpatients with BD and follow-up changes of treatment with lithium over the period of time. Patients and methods It was retrospective survey of in-patient's files hospitalized at the 1st Dept. of Psychiatry, UPJS, Kosice (1997-2007) with typical limitations for retrospective case survey. All patients had diagnosis of BD (DSM-IV), n=125 (67% of women and 33% of men). We discovered changes in suicidal behaviour with/without treatment of lithium. Results The first episode was depressive in 62% of patients, average number of episodes: 8,2. There was trend of decrease in use of lithium over the time (68% vs 84% in men, 29% vs 60% in women). The suicidal thoughts were more frequent during depressive episode (in 50% of women and 18% of men). Suicidal thoughts and attempts were 3 times more frequent in women vs men with BD. Suicidal attempts were 4 times more frequent in women with treatment with lithium vs without lithium.