Association between level of suicide risk, characteristics of suicide attempts, and mental disorders among suicide attempters

• Váldodahkkit: Subin Park (Dahkki), Yeeun Lee (Dahkki), Tak Youn (Dahkki), Byung Soo Kim (Dahkki), Jong Ik Park (Dahkki), Haesoo Kim (Dahkki), Hyo Chu Lee (Dahkki), Jin Pyo Hong (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Past attempted suicide is a strong predictor of future suicide risk, but the risk varies among suicide attempters. Hence, it is important to clarify distinguishing features of lifetime attempters with a high level of current suicide risk for efficient preventive management. Methods We compared characteristics of suicide attempts and clinical characteristics among high-, moderate-, and low-risk attempters. Among the total of 6022 participants in the Korean Epidemiologic Catchment Area study, 193 reported a suicide attempt in their lifetime, 36 of which had high, 126 moderate, and 30 low levels of current suicide risk (1 incomplete response). Results High-risk suicide attempters had more past attempts compared with moderate- and low-risk suicide attempters. Suicide attempts were closely linked to a wide range of psychiatric comorbidities regardless of degree of current level of suicide risk, but the relative risk for having at least one mental disorder was the highest in high-risk attempters. Specifically, the relative risks for depressive disorder, anxiety disorders including obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance use disorders were higher in high-risk attempters, and relative risk for somatoform disorder was higher in low-risk attempters than others. Conclusions Our findings indicated that special attention is required for suicide attempters with a history of repeated attempts and current mental disorders, particularly anxiety disorders.

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10.1186/s12889-018-5387-8
1471-2458