Citation

Lotaief F, Shafik I, Al-Khadhari S, Ibrahim D. Middle East Curr. Psychiatr. 2012; 19(3): 190-195.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, SpringerOpen)

DOI

10.1097/01.XME.0000415679.04424.7d

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Introduction Suicide attempts constitute one of the most common emergencies in psychiatry. However, its prediction and prevention still represent a very complex and puzzling clinical problem. The complexity of suicidal ideation and behavior across different cultures makes risk factors vary widely from one country to another, depending on psychopathological, social, personal and relational, and cultural factors. Aim The aim of this work was to study different psychological correlates and risk factors for suicide attempters in Kuwait.

METHODS A case-control cross-sectional study of all psychopathological, social, and familial data in a trial to identify the risk factors for suicide attempts in Kuwait.

RESULTS We found that suicide attempts are more common at a young age, among women more than men. Financial problems, unemployment, mental illness comorbidity, and a past history of suicide are all predictive risk factors for suicide.

CONCLUSION Rates of suicide are increasing nowadays; therefore, it is important to study predictive risk factors across different cultures so that mental health services can implement plans and projects to deal with this problem. Copyright © Middle East Current Psychiatry.

Language: en

Keywords

Risk factors; Suicide; Psychological