Medically serious suicide attempts admitted in general hospital: Sociodemographic and clinical aspects

2017 ◽  
Vol 97 ◽  
pp. 164
Author(s):  
M. Quesada Franco
2014 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. S348
Author(s):  
S. Mansilla Sánchez ◽  
A. Bastidas ◽  
A. Batalla ◽  
P. Castellví ◽  
L. Pintor

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 1367
Author(s):  
G. Avraam ◽  
G.M. Papageorgiou ◽  
T.H. Vorvolakos

1985 ◽  
Vol 146 (5) ◽  
pp. 486-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith Hawton ◽  
Jacqueline Roberts ◽  
Guy Goodwin

SummaryThe association between parental attempted suicide and child abuse was investigated in 114 mothers with children aged five years and under, referred to a general hospital following suicide attempts. The risk was greatly increased in the attempted suicide mothers, compared with both similar mothers at risk for depression and general population control mothers; well-documented risk of child abuse was identified in 29.8% of those who attempted suicide. No major differences were found between the attempted suicide mothers whose children were at risk and those whose children were not at risk. During the general hospital assessment of mothers with young children who attempt suicide, careful enquiry concerning the relationship with the children is essential


2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
pp. 466-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrique Baca-García ◽  
Carmen Diaz-Sastre ◽  
Jeronimo Saiz-Ruiz ◽  
Jose de Leon

SummaryPurpose.This study assessed psychiatric medications and their potential lethality in a representative sample of suicide attempts.Materials and methods.During 1996–98, 563 suicide attempts were studied in a general hospital in Madrid (Spain). Medication overdose was used in 456 suicide attempts (81%). The ratio between dose taken and maximum prescription dose recommended was used to evaluate the medication toxicity.Results.Benzodiazepines were the drugs most often used in self-poisoning (65% of overdoses), followed by new antidepressants (11%), tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) (10%), and antipsychotics (8%). An overdose with any of the three latter psychiatric medications was significantly more frequent in patients prescribed those medications. The overdoses for TCA were potentially lethal in 47% of the cases. However, all patients who overdosed on psychiatric medications recovered well and were discharged without any sequelae.Discussion.This study suggests that psychiatric medications, particularly benzodiazepines, new antidepressants and antipsychotics, are relatively safe when they are used for self-poisoning. If patients with mental illnesses are under treated, there is a clear and documented higher risk for suicide.Conclusion.It is better to prescribe psychiatric medications, particularly the new ones, rather than withhold them due to an exaggerated fear of a lethal overdose


1992 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Piccinelli ◽  
Pierluigi Politi

RiassuntoScopo - Analizzare l'attività del Servizio Psichiatrico di Diagnosi e Cura di Pavia nel periodo compreso tra il 1978 (anno dell'apertura del servizio) ed il 1990. Disegno - Analisi retrospettiva dei dati contenuti in un archivio computerizzato, nel quale, a partire dal 1978, sono state raccolte informazioni relative alle caratteristiche socio-demografiche e nosologiche dei pazienti ricoverati, nonché alia modalità ed all'andamento dei ricoveri. Setting - Il Servizio Psichiatrico di Diagnosi e Cura di Pavia, il cui bacino di utenza è costituito dall'ULSS 77, comprendente la città di Pavia e 61 comuni limitrofi. Principali indici utilizzati - Per ciascun anno considerato sono stati ricavati: indicatori d'uso (primi ricoveri, ricoveri complessivi, giornate di degenza, pazienti ricoverati); presenza media giornaliera e media annuale dei massimi mensili di pazienti ricoverati; indicatori d'intensita d'uso o di flusso (degenza media, indice di occupazione media dei posti-letto, indice di turnover, indice di rotazione dei posti-letto). La produttivita del servizio è stata indagata utilizzando il monogramma di Barber. Risultati - Tra il 1978 ed il 1983 si è verificato un progressivo incremento nel numero dei pazienti ricoverati, dei ricoveri complessivi e delle giornate di degenza; è seguito un periodo stazionario protrattosi fino al 1987; infine, durante gli ultimi tre anni il numero dei ricoveri complessivi e quello dei pazienti ricoverati sono leggermente diminuiti, mentre le giornate di degenza sono rimaste sostanzialmente stabili. Il numero annuale dei pazienti entrati in contatto per la prima volta con il servizio ha segnato due picchi negli anni 1979 e 1983 (N = 250), diminuendo poi progressivamente fino ai valori di 139 nel 1989 e di 152 nel 1990. Le frazione percentuali dei primi ricoveri rispetto ai ricoveri complessivi e rispetto ai pazienti ricoverati si sono ridotte nel corso del periodo considerato: nel 1990 esse erano pari a 30% e 50% rispettivamente. Presenza media giornaliera e media annuale dei massimi mensili di pazienti ricoverati sono aumentate tra il 1979 ed il 1983, passando da 12 a 21 pazienti/die, e da 14 a 25 pazienti/die, rispettivamente; negli ultimi otto anni i due parametri si sono stabilizzati su valori di 20-21 e 24-25 pazienti/die rispettivamente. II nomogramma di Barber, costruito sulla base dei valori assunti dagli indicatori d'intensita d'uso nel corso di ciascun anno considerato, ha mostrato che tutti gli anni in esame si sono distribuiti entro la zona di produttivita accettabile, ad eccezione del 1980 e del 1981. Conclusioni - Dopo una fase iniziale di progressiva espansione, il servizio sembra aver raggiunto una fase di equilibrio dinamico con il suo bacino di utenza, fornendo per la maggior parte del periodo considerato un livello di produttività accettabile.Parole chiaveservizi psichiatrici, utilizzazione, dei servizi, produttività.SummaryObjective – To analyze the activity of a General Hospital Psychiatric Inpatient Service in Pavia between 1978 (when the service was set up) and 1990. Design - Retrospective analysis of data stored in a computerized database, in which, since 1978, information has been collected on sociodemographic and nosological characteristics of patients admitted to the service, as well as on clinical aspects of all admissions. Setting – A General Hospital Psychiatric Inpatient Service in Pavia, whose catchmentarea (ULSS 77) includes the town of Pavia and 61 close municipalities. Main outcome measures -For each yearover the period considered we reported on: the indices of service utilization (first admissions, total admissions, days of stay, number of admitted patients); the mean daily number of inpatients, and the mean of the largest daily numbers of inpatients by month; the indices of intensity of service utilization (mean lenght of stay, index of bed occupation, index of turnover, index of bed rotation). The service productivity was determined according to the Barber's nomogram. Results – Between 1978 and 1983 patients admitted to the service, total admissions, and days of stay gradually increased; a steady period then followed until 1987; over the last three years, total admissions and the number of admitted patients slightly decreased, while daysof stay remained substantially stable. The annual number of patients admitted for the first time to the service marked two peaks in 1979 and 1983 (N = 250), and then gradually decreased to 139 in 1989 and 152 in 1990. The percent ratio of first admissions by total admissions and that of first admissions by the number of admitted patients showed a reduction over the period considered: in 1990 they were 30% and 50% respectively. The mean daily number of inpatients and the mean of the largest daily numbers of inpatients by month increased between 1979 and 1983, from 12 to 21 and from 14 to 25 patients/day respectively; over the last eight years the values remained rather constant, around 20-21 and 24-25 patients/day respectively. The Barber's nomogram, obtained on the basis of the indices of intensity of service utilization over the period considered, showed that each year fell within the area of acceptable productivity, with the exception of 1980 and 1981. Conclusions – After an initial phase of gradual expansion, the service then reached asteadystate, providing an acceptable productivity over most of the period considered.


2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 49-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.V. Zhuravleva ◽  
S.N. Enikolopov ◽  
O.V. Zubareva ◽  
M.I. Chernaia

The article presents results of social, psychological and clinical aspects of suicidal behaviour of alcohol addicts and drug addicts with incomplete suicide attempts, admitted to the Department of crisis states and psychosomatic disorders, Sklifosovsky Research Institute of Ambulance Service from November 2014 to June 2015. The majority of addicts (70%) showed an affective kind of suicidal actions. During an acute post-suicidal period all examined patients revealed value-oriented approach to life. Conflict becomes irrelevant as a result of expressed fear of death and fear of social and transcendental consequences of an suicide act. Alcohol addicts feel guilty towards relatives and others, and need of their support. They have significantly increased fear to loss of social identity. Drug addicts have maintained negative view of near and distant future events, they consider the act of suicide as an effective and radical way of solving life problems. Based on our findings we concluded that the risk of repeat suicide attempts in patients with alcohol dependence can be caused by the weakness of self-management skills and lack of microsocial environmental support, while a similar risk in persons with drug addiction can be due to negative view of their own future and the degree of social maladjustment.


1986 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 355-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego De Leo ◽  
Claudio Pellegrini ◽  
Laura Serraiotto

In this study two rating scales, the Echelle d'Evaluation de Risque Suicidaire and the Pierce-modified form of the Suicide Intent Scale, were administered to a group of 43 persons admitted to the general hospital of Padua for suicide attempts. The purpose of our study was to verify whether these tools could be considered useful in the assessment of severity of the attempts. The rating scales showed good concordance in identifying the adjustment disorder group as less dangerous for the seriousness of the attempt.


2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s890-s890
Author(s):  
B. Mures ◽  
N.G. Lluis ◽  
O.G. Luis ◽  
A.P. Iñigo ◽  
M.H. German ◽  
...  

IntroductionA major risk factor for suicide is suicide attempts. The aim of the present study was to assess risk factors for nonfatal suicide attempts. Suicide attempt with high lethality have been interacting with certain clinical and demographic factors such as age, sex, psychopathology and adverse events, among others.MethodsObservational, descriptive and retrospective study of people who was admitted to a general hospital after suicide attempt.AimThe aim of this study was to determinate variable associated to high risk of suicide. Describe and analyze demographic and clinical characteristics associated with serious suicide attempts as well as the methods used.ResultsOf a total of 504, 23 patients was admitted after suicide attempt, 61% male, mean age 54.1; 60% required ICU; the most common method consisted of multiple drug intake 40%, 30% associated with toxic, mostly alcohol. Predominant summer and diagnosis of adjustment disorder.ConclusionAs is the case with suicides prevails male and summer. As to the most common method has been from medication, both men and women. We were surprised diagnosis of the most common reactions to stress. We conclude that the findings could guide a progressive change in the presuicidal pathology.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.


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