Risk Factors for Serious Suicide Attempts: Difference Between Older and Younger Attempters in the Emergency Department.

ABSTRACT: Objective: Suicide attempts of the older adults are known to be more serious than that of the younger adults. Despite its major social impact in South Korea, the behavioral mechanism of serious suicide attempt (SSA) in old people remains to be elucidated. Thus, we investigated the risk factors for SSA in older and younger suicide attempters in the emergency department. Methods: Demographic data, clinical information, and the level of seriousness of suicide with Risk Rescue Rating Scale were compared between older (age ≥65) and younger (age <65) adults who visited the emergency department for a suicide attempt. Regression analyses were performed to identify the risk factors for SSA in these two groups. Results: Among 370 patients, 37 were older adults (10%; aged 74.41 ±

SUBMITTER: Kim DW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7820120 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature