Citation

Tang R, Liu X, Fu W, Luo B, Shen L, Yang X, Zhu S. J. Public Health Prev. Med. 2017; 28(6): 41-44.

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(Copyright © 2017, Gong gong wei sheng yu yu fang yi xue za zhi bian ji wei yuan hui)

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE To analyze the suicide behavior in patients with severe mental disorders in Hunan Province from 2014 to 2016,in order to provide reference for making policy and delivering services.

METHODS Information was collected including gender, the onset age,the cause of death obtained from the "National Information System for Psychosis" from 2014 to 2016. Excel 2016 and SPSS 23. 0 software were used for data processing and analysis.

RESULTS By the end of 2016,there were 401 suicide patients with psychosis registered in Hunan Province, including 220 males ( 54. 86%) and 181 females ( 45. 14%) , accounting for 3. 33% of all deaths. The minimum age of suicide patients was 18 years old, and the oldest was 87 years old, the average life expectancy was (44. 17 ± 14. 72) years. The main disease type was schizophrenia. Suicide patients mainly included the following characteristics: Han nationality(91. 52%),education level was under the primary school(69. 83%),married(55. 61%),farmers(77. 56%),and economic level below the local poverty standard ( 68. 08%).

CONCLUSION The main characteristics of patients with severe mental disorders which need to prevent of suicide in Hunan Province including:rural population,lower education,rural married women,lower economic level. Effective measures should be established to reduce the risk of suicide.

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