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Abstract
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The purpose was to unravel attempted suicide's motives, psychiatric disorders of persons who attempted suicide and admitted at King Fahd National Guard in Riyadh, and the difference between men and women, and suicides and non-suicides.
Cases and methods: The sample consisted of 365 attempted suicide-persons, who were admitted from 1.1.1984 till 31.12.2003. Medical files were studied and categorized according to ICD-9. Every case had its own form. "Chi-square" was used as a statistical significant test.
Results: Women were 275 (75.3%), and men were 90 (24.7%). Saudis were 320 (88%), and non-Saudis were 45 (12%). The most common motive in women was familial or marital problems (FMP) (74%), followed by psychiatric disorders (PD) (12.9%). Whereas, in men, PD came first (37.3%), and FMP came second (32.8%). Occupational problems were shown as a motive in 43.4% of non-Saudis and only in 2.5% of Saudis. It was statistically proven that PD were diagnosed in men (88.9%) more than in women (77.1%), however, there was no statistically significant differences between Saudis and non-Saudis. The most common PD in men and women was mood disorders (62.4% in women and 47% in men). It was noticed that PD and addiction-associated problems were more in men PD than women. Conclusion: 365 persons who attempted suicide were studied. FMP and PD were the main motives. Most persons suffered from some PD especially mood disorder. |