Suicide attempts and related factors in patients admitted to a general hospital: A ten-year cross-sectional study (1997-2007) Full Text
BMC Psychiatry, 04/12/2011
Clinical Article
Alberdi-Sudupe J et al. – Age, psychopathological diagnosis and previous suicide attempts are determinants of suicide attempts.
Methods- Observational-descriptive study of patients admitted to A Coruna University Hospital (Spain) during period 1997-2007, assessed by Consultation and Liaison Psychiatric Unit
- 5,234 admissions from 4,509 patients
- Among these admissions, n=361 (6.9%) subsequent to suicide attempt
- Admissions arising from suicide attempt compared with admissions occurring due to other reasons
- Multivariate generalised estimating equation logistic regression models used to examine factors associated to suicide attempt
- Adjusting by age, gender, educational level, cohabitation status, being employed or unemployed, psychiatric diagnosis at time of interview, and information on previous suicide attempts
- Variables associated with risk of suicide attempt were: age, psychiatric diagnosis and previous suicide attempts
- Risk of suicide attempts decreases with age (OR= 0.969)
- Psychiatric diagnosis associated with higher risk of suicide attempts, with highest risk being found for mood or affective disorders (OR=7.49), followed by personality disorders (OR=7.31), and schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders (OR=5.03)
- Strongest single predictive factor for suicide attempts was prior history of attempts (OR=23.63)
