Citation

Olasiński J, Rajewska-Rager A, Stopka S, Wójciak P. Wiad. Psychiatr. 2011; 14(3): 173-178.

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(Copyright © 2011, Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Suicide is a serious social, family and medical problem. Suicide attempts are undertaken often by patients with mental disorders and abuse of psychoactive substances. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between demographic factors and symptoms of disease and suicidal behavior in psychiatric inpatients. We analyzed: an insight into the disease, type of illness, age and gender, abuse of psychoactive drugs, family history of suicide and abuse of psychoactive substances.

METHOD: The study group comprised 72 patients (32 women, 40 men, aged from 20 to 76 years, mean 37.9±12.8), including 34 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia and 38 patients with affective disorder. The study was conducted in a balanced mental state of patients. The analysis was performed using the self-prepared questionnaire. The presence and severity of side effects and insight into illness were also analyzed.

RESULTS: A suicide attempt was undertaken by 32 patients (44.4%). We found more frequent suicide attempts in adulthood (p=0.045), in patients with psychoactive substance abuse (p=0.0008) and patients with a family history of suicide (p=0.006).There was no relationship between suicide attempt and gender (p = 0.5), the type of disease (p=0.35), family history of psychoactive substance abuse (p=0.4), insight into illness in patients with a diagnosis of affective disorder (p= 0.6) or schizophrenia (p=1).

CONCLUSION: We found the relationship between age, family history of suicide, psychoactive substance abuse concomitant to affective disorder and suicidal attempts in psychiatric inpatients. Presence of these predictors in a patient may increase the risk of suicide attempt.

Language: pl

Keywords

adult; human; suicide; Suicide; female; male; aged; Bipolar disorder; Schizophrenia; Depressive disorder; schizophrenia; suicide attempt; suicidal behavior; prediction; mood disorder; risk factor; substance abuse; article; major clinical study; questionnaire; psychiatric department; psychotropic agent; mental patient; family history; hospital patient