Citation

Li X, Yang R, Zhang C. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2001; 22(4): 281-283.

Affiliation

Research Center of Clinical Epidemiology, Beijing Hui Long Guan Hospital, Beijing 100096, China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Zhonghua yi xue hui)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11718067

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To assess the independent risk factors of attempted suicide and the importance of mental illness as a risk factor. METHODS: Detailed assessments of 152 suicide attempters treated in general hospitals and 152 matched controls through questionaires. RESULTS: The rate of mental illness in the suicide attempters' group was significantly higher than that in the control group (37.7% versus 4.0%, paired Chi square = 45.45, P < 0.001). Conditional logistic regression identified three independent predictors of suicidal behavior: severe acute stress (OR = 67.47, 95% CI: 8.85-514.56), presence of mental illness (OR = 13.85, 95% CI: 2.01-95.55), and immense psychological effect of negative life events in the prior year (OR = 5.30, 95% CI: 1.12-26.08). CONCLUSION: Mental illness is an important risk factor of attempted suicide, but not an essential pre-condition of suicide attempts. It is important to establish a national suicide prevention plan that which is pertinent to the conditions in China.

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