DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2021.v09i09.025

Pages: 917-918

Acute Psychosis is a severe affection that predominantly affects young people. This disorder may be accompanied by severe behavioral disturbances, which may include self-harming acts. Suicidal behavior may inaugurate acute psychosis, and thus, be unexpected and misunderstood. The prevalence of Suicidal behavior in psychotic disorders is high, but little is known about suicide or severe suicide attempt as the first clinical signs of the disorder. We present here the case of a young man, without psychiatric history, who has committed a severe suicide attempt, preceded by delusional symptoms, requiring emergency evacuation and cardiovascular surgery before the psychiatric intervention.