Cost of attempted suicide: a retrospective study of extent and associated factors

Abstract

Attempted suicide produces substantial direct medical costs, which are only a part of the financial burden. Prevention targeting mood disorders, the elderly and the use of hard methods may be most cost-effective. Further research should aim at identifying additional indirect costs and the cost-effectiveness of prevention measures.

Societal Implications of Health Insurance Coverage for Medically Necessary Services in the U.S. Transgender Population: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

“…Depression, suicidality, and drug abuse states resulted in rehabilitative costs. [26][27][28] The U.S. cost of illness for HIV was extracted from Walensky et al 29 Cost of provider coverage was dependent on combinations of surgery and HRT. HRT was a fixed cost.…”

Prevalence of suicide attempts among Chinese adolescents: A meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies

“…In the USA, 17% of the nonfatal suicide attempters were permanently disabled, restricted in their ability to work, at a cost of $127,000 per person each year [12]. In Switzerland, treatment of suicide attempters in Basel's main hospitals amounted to 3,373,025 Swiss Francs (CHF), mainly attributable to psychiatric care in 2003 [13]. So, the seriousness of suicide attempts should arouse global attention.…”

Posmodernidad, sociedades adictivas, cannabis y comportamiento suicida: ¿Hacia un mundo feliz?

“…Es decir, el consumo L os comportamientos suicidas -ideación, intento, y suicidio consumado-representan un problema de salud pública de primer orden (Saiz and Bobes, 2014). Generan un gasto económico importante en las sociedades occidentales (Czernin et al, 2012). Más importante que su impacto económico, lo es el humano: hasta 20 millones de personas intentan el suicidio, y cerca de un millón lo consuma anualmente en el mundo (WHO, 1999), siendo el suicidio la segunda causa de muerte en la población joven a nivel mundial (WHO, 2014).…”