Assessment of Patients Who Attempt Suicide

Kishi, Yasuhiro; Kathol, Roger G.

doi:10.4088/pcc.v04n0403

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“…In the present study, majority of the subjects (70%) are in the age group of 18-34 years and the age group of 51-60 have the least number of subjects. Similar findings have been reported by both Indian, [3][4][5] and Western studies showing suicide attempts more common in the age group of 18-34. [6,7] One study finds attempted suicide rate to be more common in subjects above 50 years.…”

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confidence: 90%

Clinical Study on Psychiatric Morbidity in Suicide Attempters- A Observational Study

Koganti¹,

Bobba²

2020

AJMR

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Background: Suicide is a tragic and serious preventable public health problem all over the world. It is one of the three leading causes of death globally. Usually suicide has no single cause. It is the endpoint of an individual process, in which several cultural, social, situational, psychological, and biological factors interact. The objective of the current study is to evaluate the nature of psychiatric morbidity and it’s severity in patients who have attempted suicide, its relation to the socio-demographic and clinical variables and the particulars of the current attempt. Subjects and Methods: Fifty patients with alleged history of suicide attempt were evaluated. Tools used were Socio Economic Status Schedule, Suicide Intent Scale and Comprehensive Psychopathology Rating Scale. ICD 10-AM Symptom Check List was used to evaluate and find out psychiatric diagnosis and final diagnosis was made on the basis of ICD-10- Classification of mental and behavioral disorders, Diagnostic Criteria for Research (DCR-10). Results: Most subjects are in the age group of 18-30, married, Hindus, with a primary education, semi-skilled workers with average monthly income of more than 3000 rupees from a nuclear family of semi urban area and belong to SESS category III. Adjustment disorder with brief depressive reaction is the most common diagnosis made and the diagnosis has statistically significant relation with past attempt, recent stressors, and motive. Type of attempt, method used, venue, lethality, and medical complication of the attempt have significant relation with, substance dependence and its total duration, gender, medication history and total duration of symptoms. Suicide intent score is statistically related with gender, total duration of symptoms, family history, motive, venue and lethality. Conclusion: Significant proportions of the individuals who attempt suicide have psychiatric morbidity. Attempted suicide can be considered to be a distinct sub- group of psychiatric symptoms which is usually neglected but is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in subjects with psychiatric disorders. Patients who attempt suicide require special attention and management by all the medical professionals.

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Clinical Study on Psychiatric Morbidity in Suicide Attempters- A Observational Study

Koganti¹,

Bobba²

2020

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“…These reports made clear a potential relationship between economic strife and suicide. Thus, the popular press has focused on this correlation between the current economic cycle in Japan and suicide rates based on these statistics 30 . According to the APP, Akita Prefecture has shown similar trends to the rest of Japan.…”

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Suicide patterns and characteristics in Akita, Japan

Fushimi

Sugawara

Shimizu

2005

Psychiatry Clin Neurosci

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Akita Prefecture currently has the highest rate of suicide in Japan. Given this alarming statistic, investigation of the underlying causes of suicide and identification of strategies for suicide prevention are imperative. Members of the Akita Prefectural Medical Association (APMA) see most of the individuals who commit suicides in Akita Prefecture, so data from the APMA would prove advantageous in any investigation of suicides. In this study, members of the APMA who had attended to individuals who had committed suicide were asked to complete a questionnaire about the case to determine the factors underlying suicide in Akita Prefecture. From 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002, a total of 138 cases (102 males, 36 females) of suicide were reported. Most suicide cases were of 50-69 year olds. Many cases involved relatively lethal methods (such as hanging). Most suicides were performed at home and at a time when the rest of the family was asleep or absent. The most common complaint appeared to be economic-related problems. Depressive disorder was the most common psychiatric disorder, and many cases displayed high depressive trait scores. The present results do not exclude the possibility that economic-related problems are playing a major role in recent increases in suicide numbers. However, strategies for dealing with depression as well as economic-related problems are considered important.

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“…Vance (1995) pointed out that psychiatric and mental health personnel (e.g., those who are exposed to intense job-related stress and anxiety) create a kind of association between the full moon and abnormal human behavior, including suicide, to improve their sense of control, as sometimes a superstitious explanation may be preferable to none. This might not be the case in subjects committing suicide, as there are likely to be one or several defined underlying motives for the final act, independent of cosmic events (Kishi and Kathol, 2002), so that the belief in a fictional causal attribution in the moon's influence loses its function. Thus, our findings of a lack of relationship between lunar phase and suicides are not unexpected.…”

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Influence of Lunar Phases on Suicide: The End of a Myth? A Population‐Based Study

Biermann

Estel

Sperling

et al. 2005

Chronobiology International

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The hypothesis of lunar influence on suicide remains widespread, despite the fact that little scientific evidence to substantiate it. We conducted a population-based study to assess the influence of the lunar phases on suicides according to age, sex, and chosen method. The study included all suicides in Middle Franconia between 1998 and 2003. From a population-based sample of 3351 events, the files of 3054 suicides (1949 males and 1105 females) were complete for the study variables. Data were categorized by lunar phase, sex, age, and chosen method-"violent" vs. "non-violent" acts. No significant relationship was detected between the full, absent, and moon's interphases and suicide incidence. Nevertheless, there was a weak association between the absent moon and choice of a non-violent suicide method in men aged less than the median of 40.2 yrs. There was no evidence of a relationship between suicide and lunar phase. Some explanations for this phenomenon are discussed.

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Assessment of Patients Who Attempt Suicide

Cited by 7 publications

References 45 publications

Clinical Study on Psychiatric Morbidity in Suicide Attempters- A Observational Study

Clinical Study on Psychiatric Morbidity in Suicide Attempters- A Observational Study

Suicide patterns and characteristics in Akita, Japan

Influence of Lunar Phases on Suicide: The End of a Myth? A Population‐Based Study

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