Health care contacts before and after attempted suicide.
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol
; 37(2): 89-94, 2002 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11931093
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The prevalence and timing of contact with health care predicting and after a suicide attempt are not well known. This study systematically investigated the pattern of all health care contacts both before and after attempted suicide.METHODS:
All consecutive 1,198 suicide attempters treated in hospital emergency rooms in Helsinki during a 12-month period were identified. Data were gathered on all health care contacts 1 year before and after the index attempt.RESULTS:
The vast majority of the suicide attempters had contact with health care during the 12 months before and after the index attempt. However, half were without a treatment contact during the final 30 days before the index attempt and one-third in the 30 days following the attempt. Suicide attempters who were not referred to aftercare, did not suffer from a previously recognised major mental disorder, were male, or made non-violent attempts were less likely to be receiving treatment after the attempt.CONCLUSION:
Although most suicide attempters have contact with health care within the year before and after the parasuicide, far fewer actually have a treatment contact at the time of the attempt.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Suicide, Attempted
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Patient Acceptance of Health Care
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Mental Health Services
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
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:
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol
Journal subject:
CIENCIAS SOCIAIS
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EPIDEMIOLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Year:
2002
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Finland