Patients with Sjögren’s disease demonstrate significant risk for suicide attempt

Key takeaways:

Sjögren’s disease, sometimes described as “worse than death,” comes with a significantly increased risk for attempted suicide.

Prompt diagnosis and timely intervention could curb suicide risk.

Patients with Sjögren’s disease demonstrate a “pronounced risk” for attempting suicide, with a hazard ratio of 18.054 compared with a general population cohort, according to data published in Scientific Reports .

“Individuals with [Sjögren’s syndrome] often experience a significant decline in their health-related quality of life, a deterioration attributed to a range of symptoms including but not limited to dry mouth and eyes, altered chemosensory functions, interstitial lung disease , peripheral neuropathy and a substantial burden of pain and fatigue,” Tzong-Hann Yang ,