Suicide Risk, Aggression and Violence in Major Psychiatric Disorders
Background: Aggression, violence and Suicide are important problems of mental health in our society. They almost always cause disability, death, or other social problems. Appropriate measures can be taken if the distribution of behaviors and suicide risk are well studied in various psychiatric disor...
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| description | Background: Aggression, violence and Suicide are important problems of mental health in our society. They almost always cause disability, death, or other social problems. Appropriate measures can be taken if the distribution of behaviors and suicide risk are well studied in various psychiatric disorders. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. We studied 801 psychiatric patients who were admitted in a psychiatric emergency unit in Isfahan, Iran, for aggression, violence and risk of suicide. Information was obtained from a 30-item questionnaire, filled by the same physician. Results: About one-third of patients had aggression and/or violence on admission or during hours before it. It was most prevalent in men of 12-26 years old and in bipolar mood disorder patients. "High suicide risk" was markedly found in patients with major depressive disorder. Differences of these phenomena were statistically Conclusion: Our findings show a higher rate of aggression and violence in emergency psychiatric patients than in studies done in other countries. It may be due to higher prevalence of bipolar patients in the study field. The finding of "High suicidal risk" in major depression patients warrent systematic preventive programs. Keywords: Suicide risk, Aggression, Violence |
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| spelling | doaj.art-29e37ace34ea4529a8b5afeec686889d2022-12-22T02:14:06ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Research in Medical Sciences1735-19951735-71362004-02-01912325Suicide Risk, Aggression and Violence in Major Psychiatric DisordersG MousaviH TallaeiBackground: Aggression, violence and Suicide are important problems of mental health in our society. They almost always cause disability, death, or other social problems. Appropriate measures can be taken if the distribution of behaviors and suicide risk are well studied in various psychiatric disorders. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. We studied 801 psychiatric patients who were admitted in a psychiatric emergency unit in Isfahan, Iran, for aggression, violence and risk of suicide. Information was obtained from a 30-item questionnaire, filled by the same physician. Results: About one-third of patients had aggression and/or violence on admission or during hours before it. It was most prevalent in men of 12-26 years old and in bipolar mood disorder patients. "High suicide risk" was markedly found in patients with major depressive disorder. Differences of these phenomena were statistically Conclusion: Our findings show a higher rate of aggression and violence in emergency psychiatric patients than in studies done in other countries. It may be due to higher prevalence of bipolar patients in the study field. The finding of "High suicidal risk" in major depression patients warrent systematic preventive programs. Keywords: Suicide risk, Aggression, Violencehttp://journals.mui.ac.ir/jrms/article/view/877 |
| spellingShingle | G Mousavi H Tallaei Suicide Risk, Aggression and Violence in Major Psychiatric Disorders Journal of Research in Medical Sciences |
| title | Suicide Risk, Aggression and Violence in Major Psychiatric Disorders |
| title_full | Suicide Risk, Aggression and Violence in Major Psychiatric Disorders |
| title_fullStr | Suicide Risk, Aggression and Violence in Major Psychiatric Disorders |
| title_full_unstemmed | Suicide Risk, Aggression and Violence in Major Psychiatric Disorders |
| title_short | Suicide Risk, Aggression and Violence in Major Psychiatric Disorders |
| title_sort | suicide risk aggression and violence in major psychiatric disorders |
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