Citation

Polewka A, Pach J, Zieba A, Chrostek Maj J, Kroch S, Mikołaszek-Boba M, Datka W, Rachel W. Przegl. Lek. 2001; 58(4): 325-329.

Vernacular Title

Proba kompleksowej oceny predyktorow ryzyka ponowienia samobojstwa u pacjentow po

Affiliation

Klinika Psychiatrii Dorosłych Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Przeglad Lekarski)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11450361

Abstract

The study included 180 patients aged 18-79 (average 36) hospitalized for suicide attempts (drug intoxication) in Department of Clinical Toxicology CMUJ from March to December 2000. Examined group was composed of 49 men and 131 women. Structured investigation and medical documentation were used to estimate crucial socio-demographic risk factors of repeated suicide attempt. The following socio-demographic traits were taken into consideration in analysis: age, sex, marital status, place of living, education, employment, family background. We distinguished among patients under examinations: patients after first suicide attempt (I) and group after another suicidal attempt (II). The second group consisted of 15 men (27.8% of the total) and 39 women (72.2% of the total). Young people under 30 constituted 37.2% of the whole examined population. In population of women after repeated suicide attempt the percentage of divorced ones increased considerably (from 2.2% to 10.2%). Both in men and women after repeated suicide attempt the percentage of persons with only elementary education increased (from 34.1% to 53.7%). We observed high unemployment rate (from 26.6% to 29.6%) in both groups. Percentage of pensioners increased from 23.5% after first suicidal attempt to 33.3% after repeated suicidal attempt in men and from 25.5% to 35.9% in women. Men after repeated suicide attempt more often live with their parents, while women from the second group more often live alone with their children. It seems that some of the analysed predictors which are expression of social unadjustment may make risk factor for repeated suicidal attempts.

Language: pl