Citation

Zhou J, Deng Y, Zhang D. Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2001; (12): 193-194.

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(Copyright © 2001)

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE　This was a follow-up study of suicidal patients to assess the influence over time of different risk factors.

METHOD　A cohort of 73 patients admitted to a psychiatric department after a suicide attempt was followed-up for 5 years.

RESULTS　In total,61.6% reattemped,15.1% of which had committed suicide during the follow-up.The rist factors for suicide included history of family psychiatric or suicide,and a poor social support,et al.

CONCLUSION　The results suggest a high repetition rate of suicide attempters in the psychotic patients who had previous suicidal behaviour and them positive family history.The preventive strategy to suicide in patients,such as set up good social network and should pay mroe attention to psyciologic rehabilitation period after discharge.

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