Insomnia as an independent predictor of suicide attempts: a nationwide population-based retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Numerous studies have verified that insomnia is associated with suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and death by suicide. Limited population-based cohort studies have been conducted to examine the association. The present study aimed to analyze whether insomnia increases the risk of suicide attempts and verify the effects of insomnia on suicide risk.

Methods

This study is a cohort study using 2000-2013 hospitalization data from the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) to track the rate of suicide attempts among insomnia patients aged 15 years or older. In addition, a 1:2 pairing based on sex, age, and date of hospitalization was conducted to identify the reference cohort (patients without insomnia). Cox proportional hazard model was used to assess

SUBMITTER: Lin HT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5930777 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature