[Suicide in individuals with mild intellectual disabilities].
| Autor: | van den Hazel T, Didden R, Nijman HLI, de Beurs DP |
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| Jazyk: | Dutch; Flemish |
| Zdroj: | Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie [Tijdschr Psychiatr] 2020; Vol. 62 (12), pp. 1022-1029. |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Little is known about suicide among individuals with mild intellectual disabilities (mid). AIM: To explore risk factors for suicide among a small group of clients with mid who committed suicide. METHOD: Case files of 11 clients with mid were analysed using the Integrated Motivational Volitional model. RESULTS: Most suicides seem to have taken place impulsively and not on the basis of a predetermined plan. Most clients had comorbid mental health problems, predominantly trauma-related, impulse control and externalizing behavioural problems. The (imminent) loss of contact, such as in the case of transfer from one ward to another ward or to a facility, seems an important risk factor for suicide. CONCLUSION: Clients with mid residing in a treatment facility may have an increased risk of suicide because of an interaction between client characteristics and treatment context. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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