Suicide attempters in the emergency department before hospitalization in a psychiatric ward.
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serval:BIB_44EB2D6B36B1
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
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Title
Suicide attempters in the emergency department before hospitalization in a psychiatric ward.
Journal
Perspectives in psychiatric care
ISSN
1744-6163 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0031-5990
Publication state
Published
Issued date
01/2011
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
47
Number
1
Pages
23-34
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
The study aims to compare the current suicidal risk of mood disorder patients who had just attempted suicide, as compared with those who had not attempted suicide, admitted to an emergency department (ED), and then hospitalized in a psychiatric unit.
One hundred sixty-one mood disorder patients admitted to the ED were studied. A total of 22.4% of the participants were admitted for a suicide attempt. Patients were assessed for psychopathology and diagnosis.
Suicide attempters were nearly 12 times more likely to report ongoing suicidal ideation during the psychiatric evaluation in the ED than nonattempters. Men and women did not differ for current and previous suicide attempts or for ongoing suicidal ideation.
It is important to conduct a suicide risk assessment when individuals are admitted to an ED.
One hundred sixty-one mood disorder patients admitted to the ED were studied. A total of 22.4% of the participants were admitted for a suicide attempt. Patients were assessed for psychopathology and diagnosis.
Suicide attempters were nearly 12 times more likely to report ongoing suicidal ideation during the psychiatric evaluation in the ED than nonattempters. Men and women did not differ for current and previous suicide attempts or for ongoing suicidal ideation.
It is important to conduct a suicide risk assessment when individuals are admitted to an ED.
Keywords
Adult, Aged, Catharsis, Cross-Sectional Studies, Emergency Services, Psychiatric, Female, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Mood Disorders/diagnosis, Mood Disorders/psychology, Multivariate Analysis, Prognosis, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Rome, Suicide/psychology, Suicide, Attempted/psychology, Suicide Prevention
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