Comparison of Suicide Risk by Mental Illness: a Retrospective Review of 14-Year Electronic Medical Records.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Korea is one of the countries with the highest rate of suicide, while suicidality is known to be closely related to mental illnesses. The study aimed to evaluate the suicide rates in psychiatric patients, to compare it to that of the general population, and to investigate the differences among psychiatric diagnoses and comorbidities.

Methods

Medical records and mortality statistics of psychiatric patients at Seoul National University Hospital from 2003 to 2017 were reviewed. The standardized mortality ratio (SMR) for suicide was calculated to compare the psychiatric patients with the general population. The diagnosis-specific standardized mortality rate and hazard ratio (HR) were adjusted by age, sex, and psychiatric comorbidity (i.e., personality disorder and/or

SUBMITTER: Song Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7721561 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature