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The importance of suicide risk assessment in patients affected by neurofibromatosis.

Isabella BerardelliAnnalisa MaraoneDaniele BelvisiMassimo PasquiniSandra GiustiniEmanuele MiragliaChiara IacovinoMaurizio PompiliMarianna FrascarelliGiovanni Fabbrini
Published in: International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice (2021)
In conclusion, our results showed that suicidal ideation was present in almost half of patients with NF1, suggesting the importance of suicide assessment in these patients.Key pointsPatients with NF1 have an increased suicide ideation when compared to healthy controlsIncreased suicidal ideation correlates with perceived disability, but not with the presence of psychiatric disordersAssessment of suicidal ideation should be performed in patients with NF1.
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