Table 2.
Summary of case reports on suicidal behaviour in delusional disorder.
| (Number of study) author and year | Setting | Country | Age (years) |
Sex | DD type | Suicidal ideation (yes/no) |
Suicide attempts (yes/no) |
Presence of depression (yes/no) |
Treatment on antidepressants (mg/day) |
Treatment on antipsychotic (mg/day) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (6) Cruzado et al. 2012 [19] | Inpatient | Peru | 35 | Male | Somatic (olfactory reference syndrome) | Yes | Yes (self-defenestration from a second floor) | No | Fluoxetine (20) | Sulpiride (600) |
| (7) Alexander 2010 [20] | Outpatient | Australia | 29 | Male | Somatic (delusional halitosis) | Yes | Yes (two suicide attempts) | No | Sertraline (200) | No |
| (8) Otani et al. 2010 [21] | Outpatient | Japan | 73 | Male | Somatic (infestation) | Yes | No | Yes | Milnacipran (50) | No |
| (9) Dimopoulos et al. 2008 [22] | Outpatient | Greece | 51 | Female | Somatic (hypochondriac) | Yes (ideas of death, not plan to commit suicide) | No | Yes | Mirtazapine (90) | Aripiprazole (15) |
| (10) Shaligram and Choudhury 2006 [23] | Outpatient | India/UK | 48 | Female | Not specified (delusion of poverty) | Yes (death wishes) | No | Yes | Imipramine (225) + ECT | Risperidone (6) |
DD: delusional disorder, ECT: electroconvulsive therapy.