| Abstract: | Abstract.Aim: This study aims to investigate suicide risk factors afterattempted suicide and whether and how these risk factors differbetween the sexes.Method: A total of 1052 suicide attempters admitted to the MedicalEmergency Inpatient Unit, Lund University Hospital, Sweden werefollowed up concerning suicide and death from other causes aftera median period of 6 years and 5 months. In all, 50 personscommitted suicide during follow-up. At the index suicideattempt, socio-demographic data and information about clinicalcharacteristics were gathered in a standardised manner. Riskfactors were identified among these data using survival analysesfor the whole sample and for each sex separately.Result: Men had a higher frequency of suicide and a greateroverall mortality than women. Cox regressions showed thatsuicide attempt(s) prior to the index attempt and the use of aviolent method for the index attempt were risk factors for menonly, whereas older age and a high suicidal intent (Beck SISscore) were female ones. Major depression was a risk factor forboth sexes.Conclusion: More attention probably needs to be paid to the importanceof gender in assessment of suicide risk and treatment of suicideattempters. |
