Suicidal Behaviors in Women With the Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.

Carolina Baeza-Velasco Claude Hamonet Lucile Montalescot Philippe Courtet

Published in: Archives of suicide research : official journal of the International Academy for Suicide Research (2021)

Consistent with previous reports, these data highlight the high frequency of suicidal behaviors in hEDS patients as well as the importance to explore psychopathology in those affected in order to identify vulnerable individuals and provide specific support.HIGHLIGHTSAttempted suicide in patients with hEDS is not uncommon.Age and the presence of psychopathology are associated with suicide attempt in hEDS patients.Personality disturbances and lifetime anxiety disorders predicted suicide attempted in this sample.

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