Tài liệu Báo cáo y học: "Suicidality and depression among adult patients admitted in general medical faciliti

Depression is the leading mental disorder associated with suicide [1] especially if there is hopelessness and comorbid acute psychosocial stressors [2]. Physical conditions and depression are often comorbid [3,4] Undiagnosed depression has been shown to be highly prevalent in Kenyan general medical facilities [4]. Over 25 years ago, Mengech and Dhadphale [5] found a 3.4% attempted suicide rate amongst patients referred from Kenyatta National General Medical facilities to a psychiatric clinic within the same hospital. To date, no study in Kenya has attempted to document the prevalence of suicide symptomatology in patients attending general medical facilities and how these suicide symptoms are associated with depression. This study aims to document Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI) suicidal symptoms [6] (suicidal thoughts, ideation and plans) among patients admitted to Kenyan non-psychiatric general medical facilities.