综合医院自杀未遂者精神障碍和自杀意念强度特征

目的探讨自杀未遂者精神障碍和自杀意念强度特征,为自杀未遂的心理危机干预策略提供参考。方法在沈阳市4所三级综合医院急诊室同一时段内收集到资料完整的239例自杀未遂者,以贝克自杀意念量表(BSS)评估自杀意念及其强度,以汉密尔顿抑郁量表(HAMD)评定自杀前1周的抑郁程度。精神障碍诊断标准按照美国精神障碍诊断与统计手册第4版(DSM-Ⅳ)。结果①自杀未遂者总的精神障碍发生率为69.46%(166/239),前3位依次为:心境障碍47.70%(114/239),焦虑障碍38.91%(93/239),精神病性障碍8.37%(20/239);②有自杀意念的自杀未遂组总的精神障碍发生率为84.34%(140/166),其中心境障碍和焦虑障碍的发生率分别为61.45%(102/166)和48.19%(80/166),均明显高于从无自杀意念组(P0.01);HAMD总分以及其中焦虑/躯体化、体重减轻、认知障碍、日夜变化、迟缓、睡眠障碍、绝望感等因子中的项目得分明显高于从无自杀意念组(P0.01);③在有自杀意念的自杀未遂患者中,有精神障碍组BSS中13个条目的自杀意念强度较无精神障碍组高(经秩和检验,P0.05)。结论自杀未遂者中以精神障碍患者居多,且有自杀意念并伴精神障碍的自杀未遂者其自杀意念严重程度更重。     

酒中毒自杀未遂者的临床分析

对嗜酒自杀身亡者的特征已有较多研究 [1 ] ,试图找出预防自杀的方法。我们从临床医学的角度对嗜酒者自杀未遂者进行初步分析 ,报告如下。1　临床资料为 1995～ 1997年在我院住院患者 ,符合 CCMD- 2 - R酒精所致精神障碍诊断标准 ,共 87例 (2 .1% ) ,均为男性。根据有无自杀观念和行为分为自杀组 (2 1例 )及非自杀组 (6 6例 ) ,对两组资料进行比较分析。自杀组 2 1例 ,发病年龄 2 6～ 6 3岁 ,平均 (45 .1± 5 .7)岁 ;非自杀组 6 6例 ,发病年龄 2 3～ 6 6岁 ,平均 (42 .4±6 .2 )岁。两组年龄及职业、文化、婚姻、病前性格等均无显著差异 (…     

自杀未遂者出院后再次出现自杀行为的6年随访

目的 了解自杀未遂者再自杀情况及其影响因素.方法 对115例住院自杀未遂者出院后18个月、3年、5年、6年进行4次随访.结果 115例自杀未遂者中6年内21例再次出现自杀行为(18.3%),其中自杀死亡5例(4.3%).21例再次自杀者平均年龄(44.2±14.3)岁,13例有精神障碍(61.9%),8例既往(入院前)有自杀未遂史(38.1%),与94例无再次自杀行为者比较,两组在年龄(t=3.42)、精神疾病(χ2=11.20)、既往自杀未遂史(χ2=24.18) 方面的差异有统计学意义(均P<0.05).Logistic回归分析,仅既往自杀未遂史(P＜0.01,OR=10.21,β=2.32)进入回归方程.115例自杀未遂人群总的随访时间为723.55人年,以此推算6年内该组自杀未遂者群体年人均自杀死亡率为0.7%,年人均自杀未遂率为2.2%,年人均自杀行为率为2.9%.结论 部分自杀未遂者会再次出现自杀行为,而既往有自杀未遂史和有精神障碍的自杀未遂者更易再次发生自杀行为.     

有严重躯体疾病老年自杀死亡者的特征及其有无精神障碍者间的比较

目的了解有严重躯体疾病的老年自杀死亡者的特征并比较有无精神障碍者特征的异同。方法由精神科医师运用心理解剖方法对全国23个疾病监测点上报的≥55岁的304例自杀案例的家属和周围知情人进行调查,分析其中178例(58.6%)报告自杀死亡前1年内有严重躯体疾病者的自杀特征。结果178例自杀死亡者中,女性占41.6%;79.2%居住在乡村;58.4%从未上过学;38.8%丧偶;25.8%有自杀未遂既往史;10.7%一级血缘亲属有自杀行为;43.3%服农药或鼠药自杀,32.6%上吊;68.0%自杀当时有精神障碍,主要是重性抑郁障碍;仅5.1%自杀当时有人在场。有、无精神障碍者在社会人口经济学特征、有无自杀未遂史和自杀行为家族史、负性生活事件导致的慢性心理压力和急性应激强度以及自杀前一个月的生命质量等方面的差异无统计学意义(P均大于0.05)。结论有严重躯体疾病老年人自杀死亡最常见的两种方式是服毒和上吊,2/3有精神障碍,但有无精神障碍者的自杀相关特征无明显不同。     

乡村严重自杀未遂者的特征

目的了解乡村严重自杀未遂者的特征并通过比较乡村与非乡村严重自杀未遂者的特征来深入了解2组人群是否相对独立,为制定自杀预防及干预措施提供依据。方法用自制调查表对1所市级、3所县级综合医院诊治的326例严重自杀未遂者进行包括精神科检查在内的2-3小时的调查。结果278例乡村严重自杀未遂者平均年龄(32±13)岁,平均接受正规学校教育(5±3)年,女性占74%,现婚74%,14%有自杀未遂既往史,88%服用农药或鼠药自杀未遂,39%有精神障碍(主要是重性抑郁障碍),13%自杀前曾因心理问题寻求帮助,家庭纠纷和情绪低落是前两位重要的自杀原因。与48例非乡村自杀未遂者相比,乡村组受教育年限短,家庭经济状况差,男性、自杀前一直在工作或学习者、服农药自杀者所占比例高,经历的负性生活事件少,慢性心理压力小(P均小于0.05)。2组在年龄、婚姻状况、自杀意图强度、急性应激强度、自杀前1个月的生命质量、家庭关系、精神疾病患病率等方面的差异无统计学显著性。结论乡村与非乡村严重自杀未遂者的不同特征提示:即使是同样的自杀预防措施,在农村与城镇实施的模式和侧重点应不同。     

精神疾病患者住院时自杀调查

ＷＨＯ(1999)估计 ,至 2 0 0 0年全世界约有 10 0万人自杀死亡 ,约 10～ 2 0倍于此数的人自杀未遂[1] 。精神疾病患者自杀率为 5 1/ 10万 ,较一般人口大 6～ 12倍[2 ] 。现对我院住院期间出现自杀行为的精神疾病患者进行研究。1　对象与方法研究组为 1988～ 2 0 0 1年期间在我院住院自杀未遂的 5 6例精神疾病患者 ,按美国精神障碍诊断与统计手册第 4版和中国精神障碍分类与诊断标准第 3版进行再诊断 ,其中精神分裂症 16例 ,情感性精神障碍 2 4例 ,创伤后应激障碍 8例 ,酒精所致精神障碍 6例 ,人格障碍 2例 ;男 2 0例 ,女 36例 ;年龄 15～ 5 …     

家庭暴力与抑郁症患者自杀的相关研究

目的　研究家庭暴力与抑郁症自杀的关系。方法　采用自行设计的家庭暴力调查表、汉密尔顿抑郁量表、社会支持评定量表、艾森克人格问卷 (EPQ)和特质应对方式问卷 ,对 72例抑郁症患者 (有家庭暴力组 38例 ,无家庭暴力组 34例 )进行评定和比较 ;将自杀程度分为轻度 (偶尔有自杀想法 )、中度 (频繁有自杀想法 )和重度 (自杀未遂 )。结果　 ( 1)家庭暴力与频繁有自杀想法 [比值比(OR) =11.333,χ2 =9.5 2 8,P =0 .0 0 6 ]和自杀未遂 (OR =16 80 0 ,χ2 =11 386 ,P =0 0 0 1)存在关联 ,且OR值随自杀程度的升高而增大 ;不同性别比较 ,家庭暴力与女性频繁自杀想法和自杀未遂均存在关联 ( χ2 =8 2 2 4和 5 4 90 ,P <0 0 5 ) ,仅与男性自杀未遂存在关联 ( χ2 =6 4 2 9,P <0 0 5 )。 ( 2 )有家庭暴力组的总社会支持分 [( 35 32± 9 5 1)分 ]低于无家庭暴力组 [( 39 6 2± 6 74 )分 ,t=2 19,P <0 0 5 ];EPQ的神经质 (t=- 2 6 4 )、精神质 (t=- 2 10 )和消极应对评分 (t=- 2 5 6 )均高于无家庭暴力组 (均P <0 0 5 )。结论　家庭暴力与抑郁症患者自杀呈明显关联 ,且存在性别差异 ;患者的社会支持、个性和应对方式等社会心理因素对此关联有一定影响     

中国农村严重自杀未遂危险因素的配对病例对照研究(英文)

背景中国农村的自杀率是城市自杀率的2~3倍,但造成城乡自杀率之巨大差异的原因并不清楚。目的评估国内农村严重自杀未遂者的特征及危险因素。方法精神科医生采用结构式问卷对山东郓城县人民医院急诊室收治的297例严重自杀未遂者(至少在医院6小时者)及其陪伴的家属分别进行访谈。该问卷内容详尽,完成问卷需要2~3h。对照组选取同一居住地中年龄、性别与自杀未遂组相匹配的、既往无自杀未遂史的居民及其同住家庭成员,分别进行同样的结构式访谈。使用Cox回归模型来识别自杀未遂的危险因素。结果 297例自杀未遂者中,74%为女性,78%是农民,平均(标准差)年龄为33.2(14.6),平均受教育年限为4.8(3.1)年,80%为口服农药自杀,57%的自杀未遂者报告在采取自杀行动之前考虑自杀只有或不足5分钟,76%的自杀意图量表中计划分量表得分不足50分(0~100分),11%有过自杀未遂史,只有38%存在符合DSM-IV诊断标准的精神障碍。在控制性别、年龄、居住地以及之前的自杀未遂史(在配对分析中控制该变量)后,通过多因素分析,自杀未遂的危险因素包括:受教育水平低、与有过自杀行为的人交往、之前1年中至少有4次负性生活事件、之前1个月中生活质量低且家庭不够和睦、之前2周内的抑郁症状得分高以及冲动性和攻击性高(最后一项仅在小样本中进行评估)。结论我国农村严重自杀未遂者多数不符合精神障碍的诊断标准,冲动性和攻击性高、自杀意图并不强烈,多采用口服农药的方式。这些特点与高收入发达国家的特点不同,因而需要采取不同的方法来预防自杀行为。这些方法应更多的关注如何降低获取农药的便利性,并教育冲动性个体如何自我调整情绪和行为,而不是过度地关注精神障碍的识别和治疗。     

酒中毒和精神分裂症患者自杀行为的特征比较

本文就一组住院酒中毒和精神分裂症患者自杀行为的特征进行了比较分析 ,旨在寻求适合的护理对策。现报道于后。1　对象与方法本文对象系 1997年 1月～ 2 0 0 0年 10月住我院的患者共116例 ,均符合中国精神疾病分类方案与诊断标准第二版(ＣＣＭＤ - 2 -Ｒ)中嗜酒所致精神障碍诊断标准[1] 。并随机抽取且符合ＣＣＭＤ - 2精神分裂症诊断标准 ,而无嗜酒史的精神分裂症 2 0 4例 (对照组 )。在这两组中分别有 31例 (2 6 .7%)和 34例 (16 .7%)有自杀行为 (χ2 =4.6 2 13,Ｐ <0 .0 5 )。本文患者的自杀行为包括自杀行为、自杀企图和自伤。2　结　　…     

情感性精神障碍患者出院后自杀危险因素探讨

目的 探讨情感性精神障碍患者自杀的危险因素及家庭安全护理要点.方法 对符合中国精神疾病分类方案与诊断标准第3版修订本中情感性精神障碍诊断标准出院的144例患者,进行为期2～6年的护理随访,对自杀危险因素的单因素和非条件Logistic回归分析.结果 36例(25%)患者发生过自杀,其中自杀未遂30例(20.83%),自杀死亡6例(4.17%).自杀危险因素:为双方相混合或快速循环型频繁发生和自杀未遂史,保护因数为多次住院.结论 有潜在自杀危险因素的情感性精神障碍患者应加强自杀的防范,家庭安全护理非常重要,住院治疗为有效的保护因素.     

Suicide means used by Chinese rural youths: a comparison between those with and without mental disorders

Reports on Chinese rural youth suicide indicated patterns different from those of the West. Only about 30% to 70% young victims had had diagnoses of psychiatric illnesses (Phillips et al., Lancet 359:835-840, 2002; Xiao et al., Chin J Psychiatry 36:129-131, 2003), and more than 60% of them used pesticides as suicide means (Wang et al., Lancet 372:1765-1773, 2008). To prevent suicides in rural China, it is important to know the choice of means by Chinese young suicide victims with and without mental disorders. Data on suicide cases in China's rural areas gathered from a big psychological autopsy study were studied for demographic characteristics, suicide methods, and the presence of mental disorders. The findings in the suicide victims with and without mental disorders showed significant differences in suicide method selecting. Victims with mental disorders tended to select violent methods compared with those without mental disorders (31.4% vs. 16.2%). Hanging is method more likely chosen by the mentally disordered victims (13.3%) than those without a mental disorder (7.8%). Mental status affects the means choice among the Chinese rural young suicide victims. Among them, the female victims without mental disorders tended to act on impulsivity and used nonviolent means such as pesticide consumption for suicide. This study informs suicide prevention measures in both China and rest of the world.     

Clinical characteristics of adolescent psychiatric inpatients who have attempted suicide

 The clinical characteristics of 191 adolescent inpatients were examined in relation to frequency of previous suicide attempts, predictors of suicide attempts prior to hospitalization, and lifetime suicide attempts. Overall, more than 50% of the adolescent inpatients had attempted suicide during their lifetime, and of these more than half (58%) had made more than one attempt. Approximately half of the suicide attempters had made a serious attempt prior to hospitalization. Girls reported higher levels of depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation than boys, in addition to having attempted suicide prior to hospitalization (33%) or during lifetime (37%) more often than the boys (13% and 26%, respectively). Although about two thirds of the adolescent inpatients reported that they had received some help after a suicide attempt, approximately half of the repeaters had not received any help. The results of multivariate analyses showed that suicide attempts made prior to hospitalization were predicted by depressive symptom levels and a clinical diagnosis of depressive disorder, whereas frequency of lifetime suicide attempts was predicted by suicidal ideation levels and having a family member or a friend who had attempted (or committed) suicide. The high prevalence of lifetime and repeated suicide attempts among the psychiatric inpatients underscores the importance of identifying risk factors in the clinical evaluation of adolescent suicide attempters. Accepted: 1 April 1998     

Gender differences in medically serious suicide attempts: a study from south India

Studying gender differences in suicidal behaviour is important in developing specific need-based service provisions. We aimed to identify gender-specific characteristics associated with attempted suicide in a general hospital sample in south India. Two hundred and three patients admitted to medical wards following suicide attempts were assessed using a detailed clinical interview, measures of suicide intent (Suicide Intent Scale), lethality (Risk Rescue Rating), depression (Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale) and recent stress (Presumptive Stressful Life Events Scale). The majority of men attempting suicide were single. Men were more likely to use organophosphate poisons in their attempt to kill themselves and had higher rates of mental illness than women. As compared with men, women were more likely to come from rural areas, had a lower educational status, and had lower rates of employment outside the home. In women, the most common method of suicide attempt was by using plant poisons. Suicide attempt by self-immolation was significantly higher among women. Men had higher suicidal intent than women, although lethality, depression and stress were comparable between the genders. Rural women were more disadvantaged in education; however, in urban areas, men had higher psychiatric morbidity. Our results emphasise the need for a gender-specific approach among people who have attempted suicide.     

Rates and correlates of suicide attempts in first-admission psychotic patients

The relationship of attempted suicide to demographic characteristics, current and lifetime psychiatric diagnoses, clinical history, and current symptoms was assessed in a sample of 184 recently hospitalized psychotic patients. Forty-three patients (23%) had an attempt history, and 28 (15% of sample; 65% of attempters) made an attempt during the episode for which they were hospitalized. Demographic characteristics did not distinguish attempters from nonattempters. Variables significantly associated with having ever attempted suicide were current diagnosis of unipolar major depressive disorder but not bipolar; lifetime major depressive episode; a history characterized by a less acute onset, lower pre-admission psychosocial functioning, and episodes of physical violence; and a symptom picture characterized by greater depression, hopelessness, negative symptoms, hallucinations and less thought disorder. Those with a current attempt had significantly higher rates of lifetime history of major depression and less physical violence than those with past attempts only. The potential importance of the data for predicting future suicidal acts is discussed.     

Psychiatric and psychosocial characteristics of suicide completers: A 13-year comprehensive evaluation of psychiatric case records and postmortem findings

Currently, there are limited data comparing demographic and clinical characteristics of individuals who died by probable suicide and who did and did not previously attend mental health services (MHSs). This study compared demographic and clinical factors for both groups, in a Western region of Ireland over a 13-year period. Postmortem reports between January 1, 2006 and March 31, 2019 were reviewed for 400 individuals who died by probable suicide. Relevant sociodemographic and clinical data were extracted from individuals’ lifetime case notes. One hundred and fifty nine individuals (40%) had attended MHSs at some stage (“attendee”). Hanging was the most common method of suicide (61%), followed by drowning (18%) for both attendees and nonattendees of MHSs, with more violent methods utilized overall by nonattendees (p = 0.028). Sixty-eight percent of individuals who previously attempted hanging subsequently died utilizing this method. A higher proportion of attendees were female compared to nonattendees of MHSs (28.9 vs. 14.5%, p = 0.001). Recurrent depressive disorder (55%) was the most common diagnosed mental health disorder. For individuals with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, 39% had antipsychotic medications detectable in their toxicology reports. In conclusion, the majority of people who died by probable suicide had never had contact with MHSs, and nonattendees overall were more likely to utilize violent methods of suicide. Nonconcordance with psychotropic medications in psychotic patients and previous hanging attempt were highlighted as potential risk factors for death by probable suicide.     

Elderly suicide attempters with depression are often diagnosed only after the attempt

OBJECTIVE: No previous study has comprehensively investigated the pattern of health care contacts among elderly subjects attempting suicide. The present study compared elderly suicide attempters with younger attempters, before and after attempted suicide, in terms of health care contacts, clinical diagnoses of mental disorders, and characteristics predicting lack of treatment contact after the index attempt. METHODS: All consecutive 1198 suicide attempters treated in hospital emergency rooms in Helsinki, Finland, from 15.1.1997 to 14.1.1998 were identified and divided into two age groups: (1) elderly suicide attempters aged 60 years or more (n = 81) and (2) suicide attempters aged under 60 years (n = 1117). RESULTS: During the final 12 months before the attempt, the majority of elderly suicide attempters had a contact with primary health care, but their mood disorders were likely to have remained undiagnosed before the index attempt. In primary health care, only 4% had been diagnosed with a mood disorder before the attempt, but 57% after (p < 0.001). After the suicide attempt, most elderly suicide attempters were referred for aftercare, two thirds having contact with psychiatric care. CONCLUSIONS: For purposes of preventing suicidal behaviour, screening for depression, plus further education on recognition, diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders among the elderly in primary health care setting are needed.     

Suicide attempts and ideation in patients with bipolar I disorder

BACKGROUND: Suicidal thinking and behavior are common in individuals with bipolar disorder. METHOD: Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts were examined in 175 patients with bipolar I disorder (diagnosis confirmed with the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia or the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV) participating in the Pittsburgh Study of Maintenance Therapies in Bipolar Disorder. Patients who attempted suicide before entering the study were compared with those who did not attempt suicide with respect to clinical and demographic characteristics. RESULTS: Twenty-nine percent of the patients had attempted suicide prior to entering the study. Suicide attempts happened at a relatively young age and in the first period of the illness. Greater severity of bipolar disorder, as indicated by a greater number of previous depressive episodes (p =.0009) and higher HAM-D-25 scores (p =.04), and higher body mass index (p =.03) were significantly correlated with a history of suicide attempts. None of the patients with a history of suicide attempt attempted suicide again. However, 5 patients without a history of suicide attempt did attempt suicide. Four of these patients did not display severe suicidal ideation at the assessment that preceded the suicide attempt. No subject completed suicide during the 11 years of the study. CONCLUSION: Greater severity of bipolar disorder and higher body mass index are significantly correlated with a history of suicide attempts. However, a treatment program in a maximally supportive clinical environment can reduce suicidal behavior in high-risk patients. In some cases, suicide risk is transient and may be preceded by a period of severe suicidal ideation that lasts only a few minutes or hours. In such cases, mental health professionals are unable to predict suicide attempts.     

Comorbid substance use reduces the health care contacts of suicide attempters with schizophrenia spectrum or mood disorders

Utilization of health care services has been found to differ between psychiatric disorders. However, the pattern of health care contacts among suicide attempters with mental disorders is not known. This study systematically investigated the pattern of health care contacts among suicide attempters with schizophrenia spectrum versus mood disorders with or without comorbid substance use disorders both before and after attempted suicide. All consecutive medically treated suicide attempters in Helsinki from January 15, 1997, to January 14, 1998, were identified (n = 1,198). Data were gathered on all their health care contacts within the 12 months before and after the index attempt. Whereas the clear majority of all suicide attempters with schizophrenia spectrum or mood disorders had a treatment contact during the 30 days following the attempt, half of those with pure substance use disorders were without any contact with health care. Comorbid substance use made treatment less likely after attempted suicide among both psychiatric disorder groups; those with schizophrenia spectrum and comorbid substance use disorders were seven times more often left without aftercare recommendation than those without substance use comorbidity. Comorbid substance use disorders among suicide attempters with schizophrenia spectrum disorders decrease the likelihood of active aftercare, despite high suicide risk.     

Correlates and antecedents of hospital admission for attempted suicide: a nationwide survey in Italy

The present study examined data on symptom patterns in the week prior to admission for suicide attempt, in a nationwide representative sample of patients. Socio-demographic, clinical, and treatment data was gathered for 1,547 patients admitted over a 12-day index period during the year 2004 to 130 public and 36 private psychiatric facilities in Italy. Patients were evaluated in terms of whether they had been admitted for having attempted suicide or not. A detailed checklist was used to assess symptom pattern at admission; diagnoses were based on ICD-10 categories. Two-hundred thirty patients (14.8%) in the sample had been admitted for suicide attempt. Patients with depression or with personality disorders were more frequently observed among suicide attempters. First-contact patients were significantly more likely to have been admitted after a suicide attempt, the only exception being individuals with bipolar disorder, manic phase. No diagnosis was statistically related to admission after suicide attempt, once symptoms pattern at admission had been accounted for. Disordered eating behavior, depressive symptoms, substance abuse, and non-prescribed medication abuse were positively related to attempted suicide, as were any traumatic events in the week prior to admission; symptoms of psychosis (hallucinations/delusions) and lack of self-care were negatively associated with suicide attempt admission. Greater attention to symptoms immediately preceding or concomitant with admission after a suicide attempt can be a key factor in establishing the best treatment plan and discharge strategy, the most effective community-service referral, and targeted intervention programmes for patients hospitalized for a suicide attempt.