Citation

Christiansen E, Jensen BF. Psychiatr. Danub. 2006; 18(Suppl 1): 87.

Affiliation

Centre for Suicide Research, Sondergade 17, 5000 Odense C., Denmark. (ec@selvmordsforskning.dk)

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Facultas Universitatis Studiorum Zagrabiensis - Danube Symposion of Psychiatry)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16964007

Abstract

Introduction: Many survival analyses after suicide attempts have been made, but only a few involve a matched control group. This study was undertaken to analysis psychiatric and socio-demographic factors influencing the mortality after a suicide attempt. Methodology: The study is a Danish register based survival analysis. Personal data on socio-economic, psychiatric and mortality conditions were retrieved from various registers. Hazards were estimated by the use of Cox Regression. Participants: 2.614 suicide attempters and 39.210 controls matched by gender, age and place of living were analysed. Results: A total of 172,365.94 person years was analysed. The average follow-up period for suicide attempters was 3.88 years. 271 (10.37%) of the suicide attempters died but only 991 (2.53%) of the control group died within the follow-up period. Suicide was much more common among attempters 61 (2.33%) than controls 16 (0.04%). We found associations between socio-demographic factors and mortality after a suicide attempt. Conclusion: Suicide or death of other causes happens more often among people who have attempted suicide than non-attempters. A suicide attempt is maybe the best predictor of suicide and therefore an important factor when working with prevention of suicide.

Language: en