@article{ref1,
title="Help-seeking behavior prior to nearly lethal suicide attempts",
journal="Suicide and life-threatening behavior",
year="2001",
author="Kresnow, Marcie-jo and Ikeda, R. M. and Barnes, L. S.",
volume="32",
number="1 Suppl",
pages="68-75",
abstract="The association between help-seeking and nearly lethal suicide attempts was evaluated using data from a population-based, case-control study of 153 13- to 34-year-old suicide attempt case-patients treated at emergency departments in Houston, Texas, and a random sample of 513 control-subjects. Measures of help-seeking included whether the participant sought help for health/emotional problems in the past month, type of consultant contacted, and whether suicide was discussed during the interaction. Overall, friends/family were consulted most frequently (48%). After controlling for potential confounders, case-patients were less likely than control-subjects to seek help from any consultant (OR = 0.5, 95% CI = 0.3-0.8) or a professional (e.g., physician, counselor) consultant (OR = 0.5, 95%CI = 0.29-0.8). Among those who sought help, case-patients were more likely than to discuss suicide (OR = 2.6, 95% CI = 1.2-5.4), particularly with professionals (OR = 11.8, 95% CI = 3.2-43.2). Our findings suggest that efforts to better understand the role of help-seeking in suicide prevention, including help sought from family and friends, deserves further attention.",
language="",
issn="0363-0234",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}