The incidence of hospital-treated attempted suicide in Oviedo, Spain.
Crisis
; 33(1): 46-53, 2012 Jan 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21940245
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The incidence of hospital-treated attempted suicide has not been well established in Spain.AIMS:
To determine the incidence of suicide attempters presenting to a hospital in Oviedo, Spain, to describe the nature of the suicidal behavior, and to identify sociodemographic subgroups of the population with high rates.METHODS:
All admitted to the Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, during the period 1 May 2008 to 30 April 2009 were examined and those meeting the internationally-recognized case definition were identified.RESULTS:
A total of 308 suicide attempt presentations (39% male, 61% female) were made by 279 individuals. Almost 90% of the suicide attempts involved a drug overdose. The age-adjusted total, male, and female attempted suicide rates were 83, 66, and 99 per 100,000, respectively. The highest rate was among 35-44-year-olds for men and women (141.1 and 191.8 per 100,000, respectively). Incidence rates varied widely by sociodemographic characteristics with especially high rates among separated/divorced men (2.4%) and women (1.1%).CONCLUSIONS:
The reported incidence of hospital-treated attempted suicide is below average in the European context but higher than that reported by previous Spanish studies. Persons separated or divorced constitute a high-risk group.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Suicide, Attempted
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Hospitalization
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Crisis
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
España
Publication country:
CA
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CANADA
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CANADÁ