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Comparison of depressed patients with and without suicide attempts in their past history
Author(s) -
Bronisch T.,
Hecht H.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1987.tb05629.x
Subject(s) - personality , suicide attempt , psychiatry , suicide prevention , depression (economics) , quality of life (healthcare) , psychology , injury prevention , family history , poison control , clinical psychology , social support , medicine , medical emergency , psychotherapist , social psychology , economics , macroeconomics
Forty‐eight inpatients with the diagnosis of a Brief or Prolonged Depressive Reaction according to ICD‐9 who had attempted suicide just before the admission were compared to 24 inpatients with the same diagnosis but no history of previous suicide attempts. The variables investigated included sociodemographic characteristics, family history, life events within the year prior to admission, social functioning, social support, and personality factors. The comparison of these two groups revealed that alcoholism and suicide attempts in first degree relatives, and divorce or separation of the patients' parents predispose for a depressive reaction associated with the suicidal behavior. No differences between the two patient groups were found for personality factors, number and quality of life events in the year before index admission, social functioning, and social support during the last 4 weeks. Due to the small number of patients in both groups the conclusions drawn are preliminary.