Suicide Attempts and Financial Crisis in Greece: Recorded Changes in a General Hospital

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 1367
Author(s):  
G. Avraam ◽  
G.M. Papageorgiou ◽  
T.H. Vorvolakos
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Suicide Attempts

P.1.k.013 Transversal study on severe suicide attempts and related factors in patients admitted to a general hospital

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. S348
Author(s):  
S. Mansilla Sánchez ◽  
A. Bastidas ◽  
A. Batalla ◽  
P. Castellví ◽  
L. Pintor
Keyword(s):  
General Hospital ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Transversal Study

The Risk of Child Abuse among Mothers who Attempt Suicide

1985 ◽  
Vol 146 (5) ◽  
pp. 486-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith Hawton ◽  
Jacqueline Roberts ◽  
Guy Goodwin
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
General Population ◽  
Young Children ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Attempted Suicide ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Population Control ◽  
Not At Risk ◽  
The Relationship

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

How safe are psychiatric medications after a voluntary overdose?

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
pp. 466-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrique Baca-García ◽  
Carmen Diaz-Sastre ◽  
Jeronimo Saiz-Ruiz ◽  
Jose de Leon
Keyword(s):  
General Hospital ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Tricyclic Antidepressants ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Prescription Dose

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

Adjustment Disorders and Suicidality

1986 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 355-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego De Leo ◽  
Claudio Pellegrini ◽  
Laura Serraiotto
Keyword(s):  
General Hospital ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Adjustment Disorder ◽  
Adjustment Disorders ◽  
Suicide Intent ◽  
Good Concordance

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.

Risk factor for suicide attempt in a general hospital

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s890-s890
Author(s):  
B. Mures ◽  
N.G. Lluis ◽  
O.G. Luis ◽  
A.P. Iñigo ◽  
M.H. German ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Suicide Attempt ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Adjustment Disorder ◽  
Common Method ◽  
Multiple Drug ◽  
Progressive Change ◽  
Competing Interest

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.

scholarly journals Clinical profiles of serious suicide attempters consecutively admitted to a university-based hospital: a cluster analysis study

2005 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudemir Benedito Rapeli ◽  
Neury José Botega
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Patient Characteristics ◽  
Grouped Data ◽  
Suicide Attempters ◽  
Suicidal Intent ◽  
Psychometric Scales ◽  
Clinical Profiles

OBJECTIVE: To verify the presence of different groups of medically serious suicide attempters who had more clinical or surgical seriousness and required admission to a general hospital. METHODS: 121 patients admitted consecutively were assessed. A questionnaire containing items on the patient characteristics and psychometric scales to assess the suicidal intent and lethality were used. A cluster analysis was performed using the K-means method. RESULTS: Three groups were identified: 1) 43 subjects (mostly female) characterized by self-poisoning with medication and low suicidal intent, with highly impulsive suicide attempts; 2) 53 subjects (mostly males) who ingested pesticides and presented both moderate degrees of lethality and suicidal intent; 3) 17 subjects (predominantly males) who used more violent methods and presented high levels of lethality and suicidal intent. CONCLUSIONS: Grouped data of these inpatients could be misleading for follow-up research purposes as our findings indicate that there are relatively distinct clinical profiles among suicide attempters admitted to a general hospital.

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