Long-term risk factors for suicide in suicide attempters examined at a medical emergency in patient unit: results from a 32-year follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The overall aim of this study is to gain greater knowledge about the risk of suicide among suicide attempters in a very long-term perspective. Specifically, to investigate possible differences in clinical risk factors at short (≤5 years) versus long term (>5 years), with the hypothesis that risk factors differ in the shorter and longer perspective.

Design

Prospective study with register-based follow-up for 21-32 years.

Setting

Medical emergency inpatient unit in the south of Sweden.

Participants

1044 individuals assessed by psychiatric consultation when admitted to medical inpatient care for attempted suicide during 1987-1998.

Outcome measures

Suicide and all-cause mortality.

Results

At follow-up, 37.6% of the participants had died, 7.2

SUBMITTER: Probert-Lindstrom S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7783608 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature