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Mental disorders and comorbidity in attempted suicide
Author(s) -
Suominen K.,
Henriksson M.,
Suokas J.,
Isometsä E.,
Ostamo A.,
Lönnqvist J.
Publication year - 1996
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.1600-0447.1996.tb09855.x
Subject(s) - comorbidity , parasuicide , psychiatry , national comorbidity survey , suicide attempt , prevalence of mental disorders , suicide prevention , poison control , medicine , psychology , clinical psychology , mental health , medical emergency
The present study examined the prevalence and comorbidity of mental disorders according to DSM‐III‐R among male and female suicide attempters. A systematic sample of 114 patients from consecutive cases of attempted suicide referred to a general hospital in Helsinki between 1 January and 31 July 1990 was interviewed. In 98% of the cases at least one Axis I diagnosis was made. Depressive syndromes were more common among females (85%) than males (64%), and alcohol dependence was more common among males (64%) than females (21%). A high proportion of suicide attempters (82%) suffered from comorbid mental disorders. Comorbidity appears to play an important role in parasuicide.