TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Medical conditions and nearly lethal suicide attempts
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Swahn, Monica H.
A1  - Durant, T. M.
A1  - Potter, Lloyd B.
A1  - Simon, Thomas R.
A1  - Powell, Kenneth E.
A1  - Mercy, James A.
A1  - Kresnow, Marcie-jo
A1  - Ikeda, R. M.
SP  - 60
EP  - 67
VL  - 32
IS  - 1 Suppl
N2  - Physical illness has been studied as a risk factor for suicidal behavior, but little is known about this relationship among younger persons. We conducted a population-based, case-control study in Houston, Texas, from November 1992 through September 1995. The final sample consisted of 153 case- and 513 control-subjects aged 13 to 34 years. Case patients were identified at hospital emergency departments and met criteria for a nearly lethal suicide attempt. Control subjects were recruited via a random-digit-dial telephone survey. Case patients were more likely than controls to report having any serious medical conditions (crude OR = 3.23; 95% CI = 2.12-4.91). After controlling for age, race/ethnicity, alcoholism, depression, and hopelessness, the adjusted odds ratio for men was 4.76 (95% CI = 1.87-12.17), whereas the adjusted odds ratio for women was 1.60 (95% CI-0.62-4.17), suggesting that young men with medical conditions are at increased risk for nearly lethal suicide attempts. Increased efforts to identify and appropriately refer these patients are needed.
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SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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