TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Aftercare and treatment strategies for repetition of attempted suicide: a 5-year follow-up study
JO  - Psychiatria Danubina
A1  - Scoliers, Gerrit
A1  - Portzky, Gwendolyn
A1  - Audenaert, Kurt
A1  - van Heeringen, Cornelis Kees
SP  - 148
EP  - 148
VL  - 18
IS  - Suppl 1
N2  - This study examines prevention, diagnosis and treatment characteristics for admission of a subsequent suicide attempt during a 5-year follow-up period. 1017 suicide attempters were referred to the Accident and Emergency department of the University Hospital Ghent between 1990 and 1993. These patients were contacted 5 years later and asked to participate; 359 (35.3%) agreed and were interviewed at their homes. The study group included 56.8% (n=204) females and 43.2% (n=155) males. A history of suicide attempts, before the index attempt, was reported by 34.0%. 104 patients 29.2% initiated in a subsequent suicide attempt within the 5 years of follow-up. Female gender, having a history of suicide attempts prior to the index attempt, attending outpatient therapy, and receiving medical treatment were significantly more common among repeaters. Additionally, repeaters had a lower educational level than first-evers. Receiving medical treatment and changes in living situation differentiated significantly in a multivariate analysis between first-evers and repeaters. Risk factors for recurrent suicidal attempts are: female gender, a history of suicide attempts prior to the index attempt, outpatient therapy, medical treatment, primary school educational level, and improvement in living situation.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0353-5053
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -