scholarly journals The Association Between Problem Gambling and Suicidal Ideations and Attempts: A Case Control Study in the General Swedish Population

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Sundqvist ◽  
Peter Wennberg
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Problem Gambling ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Swedish Population ◽  
Problem Gamblers ◽  
General Swedish Population ◽  
Control Study

AbstractThe association between problem gambling and suicidal behaviours is well established in treatment seeking populations, but less explored among sub-clinical problem gamblers in the general population. The aim of this study was to examine the association between problem gambling (including moderate risk gambling) and suicidal ideations/suicide attempts, in the general Swedish population. Another aim was to compare problem gamblers with and without suicide ideation/attempts. A case-control study nested in the Swelogs cohort was used. Both ideations and attempts were about twice as frequent among the cases compared to the controls. After controlling for socio-economic status and life-time mental health problems, suicidal ideation, but not attempts, remained significantly higher among the cases compared to the controls. The largest difference between attempters and non-attempters were on payment defaults and illicit drug abuse, whereas depression yielded the largest difference between ideators and non-ideators. Problem gambling severity (PGSI 8+) resulted in the smallest difference, compared to the other variables, between attempters and non-attempters. Even though no conclusion regarding the casual relationship can be drawn in this type of study, it seems like sub-clinical levels of problem gambling might have an impact on suicidal ideations whereas for suicide attempts to occur, other factors need to be present. In addition to mental health issues, financial difficulties may be such factors.

scholarly journals Reduced risk for hospitalization due to hyponatraemia in lithium treated patients: A Swedish population-based case–control study

2020 ◽  
pp. 026988112093759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik Falhammar ◽  
Jakob Skov ◽  
Jan Calissendorff ◽  
Jonatan D Lindh ◽  
Buster Mannheimer
Keyword(s):  
Case Control Study ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Lithium Therapy ◽  
Inverse Association ◽  
Swedish Population ◽  
Unadjusted Odds Ratio ◽  
Severe Hyponatraemia ◽  
General Swedish Population ◽  
Control Study

Background: Many drugs used in psychiatry have been reported to cause hyponatraemia. However, lithium may be an exception due to its potential for causing nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, but clinical data are largely absent. The objective of this investigation was to study the association between lithium therapy and hospitalization due to hyponatraemia. Methods: This study was a register-based case–control investigation of the general Swedish population. Patients hospitalized with a principal diagnosis of hyponatraemia ( n=11,213) were compared with matched controls ( n=44,801). Analyses using multivariable logistic regression adjusting for co-medication, diseases, previous hospitalizations and socioeconomic factors were deployed to calculate the association between severe hyponatraemia and the use of lithium. Additionally, newly initiated (⩽90 days) and ongoing lithium therapy was studied separately. Results: Compared with controls, the unadjusted odds ratio (OR) (95% confidence interval (CI)) for hospitalization due to hyponatraemia was 1.07 (0.70–1.59) for lithium. However, after adjustment for confounding factors the risk was reduced (adjusted OR: 0.53 (0.31–0.87)). Newly initiated lithium therapy was not significantly associated with hyponatraemia (adjusted OR 0.73 (0.35–5.38)). In contrast, for ongoing therapy the corresponding adjusted OR was significantly reduced (adjusted OR: 0.52 (0.30–0.87)). Conclusions: A marked inverse association was found between ongoing lithium therapy and hospitalization due to hyponatraemia.

scholarly journals The Young Lives Matter study protocol: A case-control study of the determinants of suicide attempts in young people in India

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 262
Author(s):  
Madhumitha Balaji ◽  
Lakshmi Vijayakumar ◽  
Michael Phillips ◽  
Smita Panse ◽  
Manjeet Santre ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Conditional Logistic Regression ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Theory Of Change ◽  
Control Study

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people in India. Over 40% of all suicides occur in people between 15 and 29 years of age. Suicide attempts are estimated to be 15 times more common than suicides and substantially increase the risk of subsequent death. However, there has been little systematic study of the determinants for suicide attempts in young people, which makes it difficult to design contextually appropriate and comprehensive suicide prevention strategies for this population. The proposed case-control study seeks to address this knowledge gap by studying a range of risk and protective factors for suicide attempts in young people in India. Field work will be in Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital (YCMH) hospital, in Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, India. Cases will be 15-29-year-old individuals admitted to the hospital with self-inflicted non-lethal injuries and poisoning. They will be matched for age and gender with those presenting at the General Medicine outpatient department with other health complaints. In each group, 150 persons will be recruited from YCMH from October 2019 to September 2022 and will undergo a comprehensive semi-structured interview. The primary exposure variable is negative life events over the past 12 months. Secondary exposure variables considered include: demographic characteristics, psychological factors, addictive behaviours, personal resources, adverse experiences over their lifetime, social support, suicidal behaviours in the family and social environment, and exposure to suicide-related information. Data will be analysed using conditional logistic regression. Following completion of the study, workshops will be held with young people, mental health professionals and policy makers to develop a theory of change that will be used to promote suicide prevention. Results will be disseminated via peer-reviewed publications, reports to young people and mental health organisations, and news articles. The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board at Sangath.

scholarly journals Are quantity and content of psychiatric interventions associated with suicide? A case-control study of a Swedish sample

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fredrik Holländare ◽  
Maria Tillfors ◽  
Axel Nordenskjöld ◽  
Tabita Sellin
Keyword(s):  
Case Control Study ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Psychosocial Treatment ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Retrospective Case ◽  
Swedish Population ◽  
Somatic Comorbidity ◽  
Control Study

Abstract Background Research is required to identify those psychiatric interventions with a protective effect against suicide. The overarching aim of the current study was to examine whether completed suicide in psychiatric patients in a Swedish population was associated with the quantity and nature of previous medical and psychosocial treatment interventions. Methods This retrospective case-control study (n = 308) compared a group of deceased psychiatric patients with matched controls. For every case of suicide, a control was found within psychiatry that matched according to sex, age, and primary psychiatric diagnosis. A stepwise forward logistic regression model with suicide as the dependent outcome variable was used. Results Receiving pharmacotherapy combined with psychotherapy [OR: 0.44 (95% CI: 0.226–0.876), p = 0.019] and a higher number of outpatient visits in psychiatry [OR: 0.99 (95% CI: 0.982–0.999), p = 0.028] were negatively associated with suicide. These associations were still significant after controlling for previous serious suicide attempts and somatic comorbidity. Conclusions Frequent visits and pharmacotherapy combined with psychotherapy seem to be important for preventing suicide in psychiatric patients. The reasons for not receiving such therapy are important issues for further study.

Effect of female genital mutilation on mental health: a case–control study

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bakhtiar Piroozi ◽  
Cyrus Alinia ◽  
Hossein Safari ◽  
Ali Kazemi-Karyani ◽  
Ghobad Moradi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Female Genital Mutilation ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Genital Mutilation ◽  
Control Study ◽  
Female Genital

scholarly journals O5.4. PROBLEM GAMBLING ASSOCIATED WITH ARIPIPRAZOLE: A NESTED CASE-CONTROL STUDY IN A FIRST-EPISODE PSYCHOSIS COHORT USING A SYSTEMATIC PHARMACOVIGILANCE APPROACH

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. S174-S174
Author(s):  
Olivier Corbeil ◽  
Stéphanie Corbeil ◽  
Ann-Sophie Breault ◽  
Guillaume Chalifour ◽  
Marc-André Roy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Problem Gambling ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
First Episode Psychosis ◽  
Case Control ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Episode Psychosis ◽  
Nested Case Control ◽  
Control Study

Problem Gambling Associated with Aripiprazole: A Nested Case-Control Study in a First-Episode Psychosis Program

CNS Drugs ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 461-468
Author(s):  
Olivier Corbeil ◽  
Stéphanie Corbeil ◽  
Michel Dorval ◽  
Pierre-Hugues Carmichael ◽  
Isabelle Giroux ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Problem Gambling ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
First Episode Psychosis ◽  
Case Control ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Episode Psychosis ◽  
Nested Case Control ◽  
Control Study

scholarly journals Study of Life Stressors and Suicidal Intent of Suicidal Attempters with or Without Axis 1 Psychiatric Comorbidities: A Case Control Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sivabalan E ◽  
Arun Narayan Pradeep
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Life Stressors ◽  
Suicide Attempters ◽  
Suicidal Intent ◽  
Axis I Disorders ◽  
Axis I ◽  
Control Study

Background: Suicide attempts and Psychiatric illness are interrelated in a complex and bi directional way such that either of them leaves an impact on the other. People with Psychiatric morbidity are at high risk of attempting suicide. Even though extensive research works have been done in suicide, there is a paucity of studies focusing the mentally ill attempters, especially with reference to Intent and Lethality. Hence the present study designed to study the various parameters , contributing factors and Risk factors associated with suicide attempts of patient with Axis I disorders. Aim: 1.To assess the life stressors and suicidal intent in suicide attempters with Axis I psychiatric disorders. 2. To assess the life stressors and suicidal intent in suicide attempters without Axis I psychiatric disorders. 3. Compare the life stressors and suicidal intent in suicide attempters with and without axis I disorders. Material and Methods: The study subjects of this case control study were recruited from the patients referred to the department of Psychiatry from Medicine, Surgical and Intensive care wards for Psychiatric evaluation.30 patients of attempted suicide who had Axis I diagnosis as per the ICD – 10 criteria were taken as cases and 30 age and sex matched patients were taken as controls. Results: 1.The suicidal intent is high in Suicide attempters with Axis I Disorders. 2. The lethality is high in Suicidal attempters with Axis I Disorders. 3. Stress factors play a major role in Suicide attempters with Axis I disorders.

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