@article{ref1,
title="Serious suicide attempts and risk of suicide death",
journal="Crisis",
year="2020",
author="Prabhakar, Deepak and Peterson, Edward L. and Hu, Yong and Chawa, Simran and Rossom, Rebecca C. and Lynch, Frances L. and Lu, Christine Y. and Waitzfelder, Beth E. and Owen-Smith, Ashli A. and Williams, L. Keoki and Beck, Arne and Simon, Gregory E. and Ahmedani, Brian K.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: In the US, more than one million people attempt suicide each year. History of suicide attempt is a significant risk factor for death by suicide; however, there is a paucity of data from the US general population on this relationship. <br><br>AIM: The objective of this study was to examine suicide attempts needing medical attention as a risk for suicide death. <br><br>METHOD: We conducted a case-control study involving eight US healthcare systems. A total of 2,674 individuals who died by suicide from 2000 to 2013 were matched to 267,400 individuals by year and location. <br><br>RESULTS: Prior suicide attempt associated with a medical visit increases risk for suicide death by 39.1 times, particularly for women (OR = 79.2). However, only 11.3% of suicide deaths were associated with an attempt that required medical attention. The association was the strongest for children 10-14 years old (OR = 98.0). Most suicide attempts were recorded during the 20-week period prior to death. Limitations: Our study is limited to suicide attempts for which individuals sought medical care. <br><br>CONCLUSION: In the US, prior suicide attempt is associated with an increased risk of suicide death; the risk is high especially during the period immediately following a nonlethal attempt.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0227-5910",
doi="10.1027/0227-5910/a000729",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000729"
}