Risk Factors for Serious Suicide Attempts: Difference Between Older and Younger Attempters in the Emergency Department

Autor: Dong Wook Kim, Seo Eun Cho, Jae Myeong Kang, Soo Kyun Woo, Seung-Gul Kang, Byeong Kil Yeon, Seong-Jin Cho
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Psychiatry, Vol 11 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1664-0640
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.607811
Popis: Objective: Suicide attempts of the older adults are known to be more serious than that of the younger adults. Despite its major social impact in South Korea, the behavioral mechanism of serious suicide attempt (SSA) in old people remains to be elucidated. Thus, we investigated the risk factors for SSA in older and younger suicide attempters in the emergency department.Methods: Demographic data, clinical information, and the level of seriousness of suicide with Risk Rescue Rating Scale were compared between older (age ≥65) and younger (age
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