Title of article
Psychiatric Disorders and Personality Profiles of Middle-Aged Suicide Attempters with no Evidence of Specific Psychopathological Profiles Referred to an Emergency Department
Author/Authors
Brand, Serge University of Basel - Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Basel - Center for Affective, Stress and Sleep Disorders - University of Basel , Nejat, Mehri Behavioral Disorders and Substances Abuse Research Center - Hamadan University of Medial Sciences , Haghighi, Mohammad Behavioral Disorders and Substances Abuse Research Center - Hamadan University of Medial Sciences , Rahimi, Alireza Behavioral Disorders and Substances Abuse Research Center - Hamadan University of Medial Sciences , Jahangard, Leila Behavioral Disorders and Substances Abuse Research Center - Hamadan University of Medial Sciences , Sadeghi Bahmani, Dena University of Basel - Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Basel - Center for Affective, Stress and Sleep Disorders - University of Basel , Bajoghli, Hafez Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS) - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Holsboer-Trachsler, Edith University of Basel - Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Basel - Center for Affective, Stress and Sleep Disorders - University of Basel , Ahmadpanah, Mohammad Behavioral Disorders and Substances Abuse Research Center - Hamadan University of Medial Sciences
Pages
7
From page
248
To page
254
Abstract
Objective: The present study aimed at assessing the sociodemographic and psychiatric characteristics of 40 to 65 year- old suicide attempters, who were referred to an emergency department within 4 hours of the attempt.
Method: A total of 93 suicide attempters (Mean age=46.59 years) who were referred to an emergency department, were assessed in this study. Patients completed questionnaires covering sociodemographic data, personality traits, mood, and impulsivity. Psychiatric status of the patients was rated by experts.
Results: Experts rated 85 (92.4%) of the suicide attempters as having a psychiatric disorder. Based on self-ratings and compared to normative data, 42 (46.6%) patients were psychopathologically ill. It was found that suicide attempts were not related to impulsive personality traits, mood disorders, sociodemographic patterns, or gender (gender-ratio: 1:1.58; f: m).
Conclusion: The pattern of results suggests that further unknown factors were involved in pushing people to attempt suicide.
Keywords
Suicide Attempts , Middle- Aged Patients , Psychopathology , Sociodemographic Dimensions , Emergency Unit
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2017
Record number
2420010
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