30 év az öngyilkosság ellen: Munkacsoportunk depresszió- és szuicidprevenciós kutatásainak összefoglalása – 1985–2015

In this paper we gather and discuss the results of our workgroup on depression and suicide prevention published between 1985 and 2015. We hope that this summary will focus the interest of the scientific community on suicidology and turn the attention of decision-makers on the fact that despite of its marked decrease in the past three decades, the suicide rate in Hungary is still the second highest in the EU. So, based on expert opinion, joint action is needed in order to achieve a further decrease of suicide rate in Hungary. © 2015, Hungarian Association of Psychopharmacology. All rights reserved

Depression in Parkinson's disease

The prevalence of major and minor depression in Parkinson’s disease is around 30–40% but, unfortunately, depression remains frequently underrecognized and often undertreated. However, recognition and appropriate treatment of depression in patients with Parkinson’s disease is essential for improving the cross-sectional picture and longitudinal course. This review focuses on the epidemiology, pathophysiology and different treatment modalities of depression in Parkinson’s disease. | A major és minor depresszió prevalenciája Parkinson-kórban szenvedôk között körülbelül 30-40%, ugyanakkor a depresszió ebben a betegcsoportban aluldiagnosztizált és alulkezelt kórkép. A depresszió diagnózisának és az adekvát kezelésének elmaradása nemcsak a depressziós tünetek perzisztálásához, de csökkent életminôséghez, az alapbetegség súlyosabb tüneti képéhez és kedvezôtlenebb prognózisához is vezetnek. Összefoglaló tanulmányunkban a Parkinson-kórban megjelenô depresszió epidemiológiai, patofiziológiai és terápiás vonatkozásait tárgyaljuk

Suicide in Hungary-epidemiological and clinical perspectives

Annual suicide rates of Hungary were unexpectedly high in the previous century. In our narrative review, we try to depict, with presentation of the raw data, the main descriptive epidemiological features of the Hungarian suicide scene of the past decades. Accordingly, we present the annual suicide rates of the period mentioned and also data on how they varied by gender, age, urban vs. rural living, seasons, marital status, etc. Furthermore, the overview of trends of other factors that may have influenced suicidal behavior (e.g., alcohol and tobacco consumption, antidepressant prescription, unemployment rate) in the past decades is appended as well. Based on raw data and also on results of the relevant papers of Hungarian suicidology we tried to explain the observable trends of the Hungarian suicide rate. Eventually, we discuss the results, the possibilities, and the future tasks of suicide prevention in Hungary