The Risk of Repetition of Attempted Suicide Among Iranian Women with Psychiatric Disorders as Quantified by the Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire
| Autor: | Vahid Farnia, Jalal Shakeri, Hania Shakeri, Mohammad Reza Akrami, Farid Arman, Nasrin Abdoli |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Psychiatry
medicine.medical_specialty Suicide attempt business.industry lcsh:R Adjustment disorders lcsh:Medicine Poison control General Medicine Iran Drug overdose medicine.disease Suicide prevention Suicide Suicide methods Suicide Attempted Injury prevention Medicine Marital status Original Article business |
| Zdroj: | Oman Medical Journal, Vol 30, Iss 3, Pp 173-180 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 2070-5204 1999-768X |
| Popis: | Objectives: The factors associated with repetition of attempted suicide are poorly categorized in the Iranian population. In this study, the prevalence of different psychiatric disorders among women who attempted suicide and the risk of repetition were assessed. Methods: Participants were women admitted to the Poisoning Emergency Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences following failed suicide attempts. Psychiatric disorders were diagnosed based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) symptom checklist. Risk of repetition was evaluated using the Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R). Results: About 72% of individuals had a SBQ-R score >8 and were considered to be at high risk for repeated attempted suicide. Adjustment disorders were the most common psychiatric disorders (40.8%). However, the type of psychiatric disorder was not associated with the risk of repetition (p=0.320). Marital status, educational level, employment, substance use, history of suicide among family members, and motivation were not determinant factors for repetition of suicide attempt (p=0.220, 0.880, 0.220, 0.290, 0.350 and 0.270, respectively). Younger women were associated with violent methods of attempted suicide, such as self-cutting, whereas older individuals preferred consumption of poison (p |
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