Hostname: page-component-77c89778f8-m42fx Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-07-17T14:40:45.341Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Characterization of patients with suicidal behaviors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

J. Alcafache
Affiliation:
Hospital Infante Pedro, Aveiro, Portugal
M. Figueiredo
Affiliation:
Hospital Infante Pedro, Aveiro, Portugal
S. Oliveira
Affiliation:
Hospital Infante Pedro, Aveiro, Portugal

Abstract

Core share and HTML view are not available for this content. However, as you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.
Objectives

To characterize the population with suicidal behaviour that uses the ER of the Hospital Infante D. Pedro. Elaborate a plan for prevention.

Methods

Observational descriptive study of a single sample, transversal, including 102 individuals. All patients were assessed concerning socio-demographic, clinical and psychological items - IACLIDE (Depression Scale), 23QVS (Stress Vulnerability Scale) and Mini-Mult (Personality Scale).

Results

90.6% of women use pills as suicide method. 63.2% of men use drugs, 10.5% phlebotomy and 26.8% resorts to violent methods.

Individuals with moderate or severe depression have a higher probability (91x) of suicidal risk compared with individuals with no depression or mild depression. Individuals vulnerable to stress have a higher probability (5.7X) of attempting suicide. Individuals with external influence suicidal behaviour have a higher likelihood of suicide risk (4x), compared to individuals without external influence. Individuals with personality disorder (particularly cluster B) have a higher probability (25x) for suicide risk in people without personality disorder.

Conclusion

The para-suicidal prototype seems to be a 36 year old woman, low level of literacy, married, with previous para-suicidal gestures, from ingestion of drugs, at home, following an emotional conflict. The suicidal will probably be a 40 year old man, divorced, low financial resources, unemployed, having prepared a previous plan that consummated suicide by violent methods.

The elaboration of a para-suicidal and suicidal profile, is an essential contribution to the determination of relative risk and to structure a prevention plan tailored to the perceived reality research.

Type
P03-435
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2011
Submit a response

Comments

No Comments have been published for this article.