Suicide and suicide attempts in adults: exploring suicide risk 24 months after a psychiatric emergency room visit
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
; Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.);42(4): 367-371, July-Aug. 2020. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
Suicide risk (including attempted and completed suicide) should be measured over short periods of time after contacting health services. The objective of this study was to identify the patterns of attempted and completed suicides within 24-months of a psychiatric emergency department visit, as well as to investigate predictive risk factors, including sociodemographic and clinical variables, previous suicidal behavior, and service utilization.Method:
A convenience sample (n=147), recruited at a general hospital's psychiatric emergency room, included patients with suicidal ideation, suicidal plans or previous suicide attempts. These patients were followed for 24 months, focusing on two mainoutcomes:
attempted and completed suicides.Results:
After six months there were no completed suicides and 36 suicide attempts, while after 24 months there were seven completed suicides and 69 suicide attempts. A final logistic regression model for suicide attempts at 24 months identified somatic pathology and the number of previous psychiatric hospitalizations as predictive factors, with a good area under the receiver operating characteristic curve.Conclusions:
The findings showed distinct patterns of attempted and completed suicides over time, indicating the importance of a systematic multidisciplinary suicide risk evaluation in psychiatric emergency rooms.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
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Assunto principal:
Suicídio
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Tentativa de Suicídio
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Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência
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Ideação Suicida
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Transtornos Mentais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
Assunto da revista:
PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Portugal
País de publicação:
Brasil