TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Controlling noncommunicable diseases in transitional economies: mental illness in suicide attempters in Singapore-an exploratory analysis
JO  - BioMed research international
A1  - Choo, Carol C.
A1  - Chew, Peter K. H.
A1  - Ho, Roger C.
SP  - e4652846
EP  - e4652846
VL  - 2019
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND: Mental illness is a pertinent risk factor related to suicide. However, research indicates there might be underdiagnosis of mental illness in Asian suicide attempters; this phenomenon is concerning. This study explored prediction of diagnosis of mental illness in suicide attempters in Singapore using available variables. <br><br>METHODS: Three years of medical records related to suicide attempters (<i>N</i> = 462) who were admitted to the emergency department of a large teaching hospital in Singapore were subjected to analysis. Of the sample, 25% were diagnosed with mental illness; 70.6% were females and 29.4% were males; 62.6% were Chinese, 15.4% Malays, and 16.0% Indians. Their age ranged from 12 to 86 (<i>M</i> = 29.37, <i>SD</i> = 12.89). All available variables were subjected to regression analyses. <br><br>FINDINGS: The full model was significant in predicting cases with and without diagnosis of mental illness and accurately classified 79% of suicide attempters with diagnosis of mental illness. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The findings were discussed in regard to clinical implications in diagnosis and primary prevention.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2314-6133
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4652846
ID  - ref1
ER  -