PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Shepard, Melissa Deanna
AU  - Perepezko, Kate
AU  - Broen, Martijn P G
AU  - Hinkle, Jared Thomas
AU  - Butala, Ankur
AU  - Mills, Kelly A
AU  - Nanavati, Julie
AU  - Fischer, Nicole Mercado
AU  - Nestadt, Paul
AU  - Pontone, Gregory
TI  - Suicide in Parkinson’s disease
AID  - 10.1136/jnnp-2018-319815
DP  - 2019 Jul 01
TA  - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
PG  - 822--829
VI  - 90
IP  - 7
4099  - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/90/7/822.short
4100  - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/90/7/822.full
SO  - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry2019 Jul 01; 90
AB  - Persons with Parkinson’s disease (PwP) have many known risk factors for suicide and suicidal ideation (SI). Despite this, there is limited understanding of suicidality in this population. We conducted a systematic review to synthesise the available literature on suicidality in PwP and highlight areas for potential intervention and further research. We identified 116 articles discussing SI, suicidal behaviours, suicide attempts and/or fatal suicide in PwP. These articles describe prevalence, suicide methods, risk factors for suicide and SI and treatment of suicidality. In this review, we summarise the current literature and provide suggestions for how clinicians can identify and treat PwP who are at risk for suicide, for example, through aggressive treatment of depression and improved screening for access to lethal means.