Characteristics of impulsive suicide attempts and attempters.
Suicide Life Threat Behav
; 32(1 Suppl): 49-59, 2001.
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ABSTRACT
Suicide attempts often are impulsive, yet little is known about the characteristics of impulsive suicide. We examined impulsive suicide attempts within a population-based, case-control study of nearly lethal suicide attempts among people 13-34 years of age. Attempts were considered impulsive if the respondent reported spending less than 5 minutes between the decision to attempt suicide and the actual attempt. Among the 153 case-subjects, 24% attempted impulsively. Impulsive attempts were more likely among those who had been in a physical fight and less likely among those who were depressed. Relative to control subjects, male sex, fighting, and hopelessness distinguished impulsive cases but depression did not. Our findings suggest that inadequate control of aggressive impulses might be a greater indicator of risk for impulsive suicide attempts than depression.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tentativa de Suicídio
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Comportamento Impulsivo
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Suicide Life Threat Behav
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos