PMID- 10493087
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19991021
LR  - 20190815
IS  - 0001-690X (Print)
IS  - 0001-690X (Linking)
VI  - 100
IP  - 3
DP  - 1999 Sep
TI  - Attempted suicide: repetition and survival--findings of a follow-up study.
PG  - 205-11
AB  - OBJECTIVE: This was a prospective follow-up study of suicidal patients to assess 
      the influence over time of different risk factors, whether on completed suicides 
      or reattempts. Survival analysis makes it possible to weigh the influence of 
      variables that increase or decrease a patient's life span or that make reattempts 
      less likely. METHOD: A cohort of 150 patients admitted to a psychiatric 
      department after a suicide attempt was followed up over 10 years. The study 
      protocol used standardized criteria, and periodic controls were carried out in 
      all patients. RESULTS: In total, 12% of patients completed suicide, 10% died from 
      natural causes, 75% were still alive and 25% reattempted. In the survival 
      analysis the risk for completed suicide or reattempting was highest during the 
      first 2 years after the index attempt admission. Global Assessment of Functioning 
      (GAF) was the factor that most increased survival time. The number of previous 
      attempts decreased survival time and increased the risk of reattempts. 
      CONCLUSION: Since suicidal risk varied over time, intensifying contact with 
      patients during periods of psychopathological change or life events could prolong 
      their survival.
FAU - Tejedor, M C
AU  - Tejedor MC
AD  - Department of Psychiatry, Santa Cruz y San Pablo Hospital, Autonoma University of 
      Barcelona, Spain.
FAU - Diaz, A
AU  - Diaz A
FAU - Castillon, J J
AU  - Castillon JJ
FAU - Pericay, J M
AU  - Pericay JM
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Acta Psychiatr Scand
JT  - Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica
JID - 0370364
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Female
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Prospective Studies
MH  - Recurrence
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Spain
MH  - Suicide, Attempted/classification/*prevention & control/*statistics & numerical 
      data
MH  - Survival Analysis
EDAT- 1999/09/24 00:00
MHDA- 1999/09/24 00:01
CRDT- 1999/09/24 00:00
PHST- 1999/09/24 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1999/09/24 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1999/09/24 00:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb10847.x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1999 Sep;100(3):205-11. doi: 
      10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb10847.x.