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Predictive factors for suicidal attempts: A case‐control study
Author(s) -
Wongpakaran Nahathai,
Wongpakaran Tinakon,
Kittipodjanasit Amornphit,
Chompoosri Poom,
Kuntawong Pimolpun,
Wedding Danny
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12397
Subject(s) - psychology , suicide prevention , human factors and ergonomics , injury prevention , medical emergency , poison control , medicine , psychiatry , clinical psychology
Abstract Purpose To identify predictors for 12‐month suicide attempt from general psychiatric outpatients. Design and Methods A case‐control study compared 55 cases of suicide attempt within the previous 12 months matched for age and sex with 55 nonsuicidal cases. All were interviewed for psychiatric and personality disorder (PD) diagnoses using a DSM‐IV‐TR diagnostic interview. Findings Factors associated with suicide attempt included depressive disorders (odds ratio [OR] = 4.62) and borderline PD (OR = 8.99). Practical Implications More attention should be paid to identifying PD especially borderline PD in suicidal attempters, and further study of modifiable factors associated with depression and borderline PD is encouraged.