Citation

Håkansson A, Bradvik L, Schlyter F, Berglund M. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2011; 41(5): 517-531.

Affiliation

Anders Hakansson and MatsBerglund, Clinical Alcohol Research, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden; LouiseBradvik, Division of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; FransSchlyter, The Swedish Prison and Probation Service, Norrköping, Sweden.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1943-278X.2011.00048.x

PMID

21707730

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with repeated suicide attempts among criminal justice clients examined for substance abuse using the Addiction Severity Index. Among suicide attempters (n = 1,404), repeaters (two or more attempts, n = 770) were compared to nonrepeaters. In logistic regression, repetition was associated with younger age, opioid analgesics, somatic medication, overdose, maternal psychiatric problems, delirium tremens, cognitive problems, and violent behavior. As in other settings, factors associated with repetition differed from those associated with suicide attempts in general. In this setting, substance use complications and cognitive problems were connected to repetition and should be addressed in risk assessments.

Language: en