Citation

García Rizo C, Madre M, Escartí MJ, Tejedor MC, Castillón JJ, Alvarez E. Rev. Psiquiatr. Facul. Med. Barc. 2004; 31(5): 250-252.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Rocas)

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Abstract

The objective of the study is centered in describing the characteristics of a group of patients who committed suicide during the ingress or in a time close to it. We configure a samples of suicidal behavior in function of age, clinic, and psiquiatric diagnose, based in a sample of 1200 patients ingress in the acute area between 1997 and 2003, 17 of those committed suicide, during the ingress or in a time not over a year for being the riskiest period. After data analysis 3 well difference groups were configured; young patients under 40 with psychotic diagnose whose presuicidal situation was directly related to the psychotic syndrome or personality disorder in a maladaptive situation, patients between 40 and 65 with affective disorder and under an acute stress vital situation, older patients with rigid personality and difficult adaptation to changing life events under a long stress situation.

Language: es

Keywords

adult; human; suicide; Suicide; female; male; aged; Suicidal behavior; stress; suicidal behavior; risk assessment; mood disorder; article; social adaptation; personality disorder; life event; clinical article; syndrome delineation; age distribution; mental patient; psychiatric diagnosis; Suicide analysis