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The 24 Hours before Hospitalization: Factors Related to Suicide Attempting
Author(s) -
Chiles John A.,
Strosahl Kirk,
Cowden Lisa,
Graham Robert,
Linehan Marsha
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1943-278x.1986.tb01015.x
Subject(s) - psychiatry , suicide prevention , suicide attempt , intervention (counseling) , suicidal ideation , mental health , suicide ideation , occupational safety and health , medicine , injury prevention , poison control , psychology , clinical psychology , medical emergency , pathology
Fifty‐nine psychiatric inpatients were interviewed concerning the psychological and environmental events that occurred in the 24 hours prior to their hospitalization. Independent raters then performed a content evaluation of these accounts, allowing for comparisons among patients admitted for a suicide attempt, suicide ideation, or non‐suicide‐related complaints. Results showed that suicide attempters were more likely to have used alcohol or marijuana and less likely to have contacted a health care professional than suicide ideators, even when past history of suicide behavior was controlled for. Suicide ideators were more likely to have contacted a mental health professional. Implications for suicide risk assessment and intervention are discussed.