Sex Differences in Determinants of Suicide Risk Preceding Psychiatric Admission: An Electronic Medical Record Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals requiring inpatient psychiatric care represent a group at higher risk of progressing toward suicide attempt. Using electronic medical record (EMR) data collected from psychiatric inpatient admissions, the objective of this study was to identify sex differences in risk factors for suicide plans and/or attempts within the 30 days preceding hospital admission.

Methods

Resident Assessment Instrument for Mental Health (RAI-MH) intake data were obtained for patients admitted to a Canadian tertiary-care hospital deemed a "threat or danger to self" during a 10-year period (2008-2018). Data was extracted for individuals categorized into three groups: non-suicidal (N = 568), presence of suicide plan (N = 178), and presence of suspected suicide atte

SUBMITTER: McQuaid RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9196272 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature