Life Events, Current Social Stressors, and Risk of Attempted Suicide

1988 ◽  
pp. 301-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Welz
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Attempted Suicide ◽  
Social Stressors

scholarly journals Negative Life Events and Attempted Suicide in Rural China

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. e0116634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Chao Zhang ◽  
Cun-Xian Jia ◽  
Ji-Yu Zhang ◽  
Lin-Lin Wang ◽  
Xian-Chen Liu
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Attempted Suicide ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Negative Life Events

Motivations behind suicide attempts: A study in the ER of Maggiore hospital – Novara

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S398-S399
Author(s):  
D. Marangon ◽  
C. Gramaglia ◽  
E. Gattoni ◽  
M. Chiarelli Serra ◽  
C. Delicato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Attempted Suicide ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Psychiatric Disease ◽  
Positive Relation ◽  
Clinical Point ◽  
Competing Interest

IntroductionA previous study, conducted in the province of Novara stated that, from an epidemiological and clinical point of view, being a female, being a migrant, as well as being in the warmer months of the year, or suffering from an untreated psychiatric disease are associated with suicide attempts. Literature suggests there is a positive relation between negative life events and suicidal behaviours. In this study, we intend to deepen knowledge, individuating motivations and meanings underlying suicidal behaviours. This appears a meaningful approach to integrate studies and initiatives in order to prevent suicide and suicidal behaviours.AimTo examine possible correlation between socio-demographic and clinical characteristics and motivations underlying suicide attempts.MethodsPatients aged > 16 years admitted for attempted suicide in the Emergency Room of the AOU Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara, Italy, were studied retrospectively from the 1st January 2015 to the 31st December 2016. Each patient was assessed by an experienced psychiatrist with a clinical interview; socio-demographic and clinical features were gathered. Analysis were performed with SPSS.Results and discussionData collection are still ongoing; results and implications will be discussed. We expect to find different motivations in relation to socio-demographic and clinical characteristics [1,2].Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Relationship between impulsivity and suicide among the rural elderly in China: a case-control psychological autopsy study

PeerJ ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. e11801
Author(s):  
Yunfang Zhou ◽  
Zhenyu Ma ◽  
Cun-Xian Jia ◽  
Liang Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Attempted Suicide ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Case Group ◽  
Psychological Autopsy ◽  
Autopsy Study ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship

Background The relationship between impulsivity and suicide is inconsistent in different populations. Hence, the relationship between impulsivity and suicide still needs to be studied among the elderly population. The present study intends to explore the relationship between impulsivity and suicide among the rural Chinese elderly. Methods A case-control psychological autopsy study was conducted from February 1, 2014 to December 18, 2015 among rural residents over the age of 60 who died by suicide. The sample consisted of 242 suicides as the case group and 242 living individuals as the control group. Data on demographic characteristics, impulsivity, previous history of suicide attempts, social support, negative life events, and suicidal behavior were collected. Results Our study found that impulsivity increased the risk of suicide. The case group showed a higher Barratt Impulsiveness Scale score compared with the control group (p < 0.001), which indicates that impulsivity was higher among the elderly suicides. In addition, regression analyses show that impulsivity (odds ratio: 1.03, 95% confidence interval: 1.01–1.06) is an independent risk factor of suicide, after controlling for the effects of marital status, education, family annual income, being left behind, social support, and negative life events. Finally, compared with elderly who do not have a history of attempted suicide, elderly with a history of attempted suicide showed higher impulsivity (p = 0.001).

Possible determinants, correlates and consequences of high levels of anxiety in primiparous mothers

1986 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryanne Barnett ◽  
Gordon Parker
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Postpartum Period ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Perceptual Bias ◽  
Social Stressors ◽  
Clinical Questions ◽  
Anxiety Levels

SynopsisGroups of highly anxious, moderately anxious and minimally anxious primiparous mothers (N= 147) were obtained on the basis of Spielberger trait anxiety scores in the postpartum period, and subjects were compared. Allocation to those groups appeared to be more likely to reflect constitutional levels of anxiety, rather than recent or current social stressors. Highly anxious mothers were distinguished on a number of presumed correlates of anxiety measured by clinical questions (e.g. terminating of anxious situations), hospital notes (e.g. mood problems noted by nursing staff) and blind rater assessments (e.g. unassertiveness). While highly anxious mothers were more likely to report more recent life events, less social support, and negative interpretations of the pregnancy, the hospital experience and the hospital staff, such variables were less discriminating when neuroticism levels were effectively controlled. This suggests an intrinsic perceptual bias, rather than that the factors were determinants. Highly anxious mothers had more delivery complications, while their babies were more likely to be dysmature and slow to suckle, features we interpret as consequences of the anxiety levels. In the postpartum period these mothers were more depressed, had more concerns about their baby, themselves and their marriage, and were less confident about coping and their parenting capacities. Such variables may be correlates or consequences of anxiety.

Stressful Life Events Associated with Adolescent Suicide Attempts

1994 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dalia M. Adams ◽  
James C. Overholser ◽  
Anthony Spirito
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Suicidal Behaviour ◽  
Attempted Suicide ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Control Group ◽  
The Relationship

This study was designed to examine the types of stressful events that are related to adolescent suicidal behaviour. Adolescent inpatients who attempted suicide and a control group of high school students were compared on various types of stressors. The stressors were categorized according to their type (for example, discrete events versus chronic strains) and source (for example, family or friends). Compared to high school controls, adolescents who attempted suicide reported elevated levels of major negative events and exit events. Both chronic strains and discrete stressors were related to an increased severity of depression and suicidal ideation. The results support the notion that increased stress is related to adolescent suicidal behaviour. Different approaches to categorizing stress may improve the understanding of the relationship between stressful life events and suicide. Also, sex differences may influence the relationship between life stress and suicidal feelings.

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