Evaluation of suicide attempts that referred to a university hospital emergency department

Abstract

Evaluation of suicide attempts that referred to a university hospital emergency departmentObjective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical and sociodemographic variables of suicide attempt cases that referred to a university hospital at Sanliurfa. Results: Among the patients with suicide attempts, 55.7% were diagnosed with major depressive disorder, 14.1% with generalized anxiety disorder and 5.3% with intermittant explosive disorder. It was observed that the most common way of suicide attempt was chemicals-drugs intoxication. 88.9% of the patients were under 35 years old, 12.2% had a history of psychiatric medication, 66.2% had referred to a practitioner MD and 12.2% of these had told about their suicidal ideation to their doctor. Suicide attempt rate was found to be higher in, women, single people, youngsters, uneducated/poorly educated people. However, the rate was found to be lower in married people and well-educated people. Conclusion:The physichiatrist should be more alert about women, single people, youngsters, uneducated/ poorly educated people over the course of psychiatric evaluation. Hastaların %12.2'sinde psikiyatrik tedavi öyküsünün bulunduğu, %66.2'sinin pratisyen hekim başvurusunun olduğu, %12.2'sinin de pratisyen hekime intihar düşüncesinden bahsettiği saptandı. Eğitimsiz veya eğitim düzeyi düşük olan kişilerde, kadınlarda, bekarlarda, genç yaşta olanlarda intihar girişim oranı fazla bulundu; eğitim düzeyi yüksek kişilerde ve evlilerde intihar girişimi daha az oranda saptandı.Sonuç: Psikiyatrik değerlendirme sırasında eğitim düzeyi düşük, kadın, bekar ve genç yaştaki hastalarda intihar riski açısından daha dikkatli olunmalıdır.