Open AccessA Cross-Sectional Study of Major Repeaters
Author(s) -
Hilario Blasco-Fontecilla,
Isabelle Jaussent,
Émilie Olié,
S. Béziat,
Sébastien Guillaume,
Paula Artieda-Urrutia,
Enrique BacaGarcía,
José de León,
Philippe Courtet
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
primary care companion to cns disorders/the primary care companion for cns disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2155-7772
pISSN - 2155-7780
DOI - 10.4088/pcc.14m01633
Subject(s) - medicine , anger , psychiatry , suicide attempt , odds ratio , anorexia nervosa , confounding , impulsivity , cross sectional study , clinical psychology , logistic regression , trait , poison control , suicide prevention , demography , eating disorders , medical emergency , pathology , sociology , computer science , programming language
The characterization of major repeaters (individuals with ≥ 5 lifetime suicide attempts) is a neglected area of research. Our aim was to establish whether or not major repeaters are a distinctive suicidal phenotype, taking into account a wide range of potential competing risks including sociodemographic characteristics, personal and familial history, psychiatric diagnoses, and personality traits.