Suicidal Ideation and Suicidal Behaviour in Delusional Disorder: A Clinical Overview

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.