A patient in the IC clinic does not show up for a regular scheduled appointment. Follow-up
with the family physician reveals that the patient committed suicide. This is an all
too-real scenario for physicians who manage these patients. BPS/IC is not in itself
a lethal condition, but patients do die. It turns out that one in ten women with symptoms
of BPS/IC report suicidal ideation within the last 2 weeks. One in four of these women
reported that they felt that way currently. One in three of these reported a plan
to commit suicide. It is known that suicidal ideation and suicide attempts are among
the most important risk factors for completed suicide. We, as a urology community,
can play an important role in the screening and prevention of suicide in our BPS/IC
patients [
1
]. It is imperative that the Urologist enquire about, document, and communicate to
other responsible physicians any thoughts of death in their patients.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Published online: June 04, 2012
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© 2012 Elsevier Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
