V Sharma1, E Persad, K Kueneman. 1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Western Ontario, London Psychiatric Hospital, Canada.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We examined the risk factors for suicide among inpatients in an Ontario provincial psychiatric hospital. METHODS: Forty-four inpatients who had committed suicide during their hospital stay from 1969 to 1995 were compared with a group of inpatient controls matched for sex, age and date of admission. The diagnosis for each patient was reviewed by the authors. RESULTS: Suicide victims were more likely to have had a mood disorder, family history of psychiatric problems, mention of suicide risk in chart notes and a previous suicide attempt. Two findings necessitated further scrutiny: The most common diagnosis among inpatients who committed suicide in this study was a mood disorder and not schizophrenia as previously reported. A large proportion of patients (24) had experienced a rapidly fluctuating clinical course prior to the time of suicide. CONCLUSIONS: The implications of these findings, including the possible role of antidepressants in the induction of cycling prior to suicide, are discussed.
BACKGROUND: We examined the risk factors for suicide among inpatients in an Ontario provincial psychiatric hospital. METHODS: Forty-four inpatients who had committed suicide during their hospital stay from 1969 to 1995 were compared with a group of inpatient controls matched for sex, age and date of admission. The diagnosis for each patient was reviewed by the authors. RESULTS: Suicide victims were more likely to have had a mood disorder, family history of psychiatric problems, mention of suicide risk in chart notes and a previous suicide attempt. Two findings necessitated further scrutiny: The most common diagnosis among inpatients who committed suicide in this study was a mood disorder and not schizophrenia as previously reported. A large proportion of patients (24) had experienced a rapidly fluctuating clinical course prior to the time of suicide. CONCLUSIONS: The implications of these findings, including the possible role of antidepressants in the induction of cycling prior to suicide, are discussed.
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