The identification and recognition of risk factors for suicidal behavior in OCD should guide the development of empirically based preventive and intervention strategies aimed at reducing suicide rates in this group. Suicide-prevention strategies, such as restricting access to means (for example, lethal drugs), encouraging self-help, increasing the likelihood of intervention by a third party or education of physicians, for example, have shown to be helpful in reducing the number of suicides.37, 38 These strategies should be tailored to the needs of patients with OCD and implemented in their care plan.
