A study of gender differences in psychiatric patients with attempted suicide
Background: Various studies have attributed gender based differences of suicidal behaviour to various socio-demographic factors; however there is need to study of the various clinical factors associated with gender based differences in psychiatric patients with suicide attempt. Methods: One hundred...
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| author | Hemendra Singh Prabha S Chandra V Senthil Kumar Reddi |
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| description | Background: Various studies have attributed gender based differences of suicidal behaviour to various socio-demographic factors; however there is need to study of the various clinical factors associated with gender based differences in psychiatric patients with suicide attempt.
Methods: One hundred eleven patients with current suicide attempt were evaluated for depression severity, hopelessness, suicide ideations, suicide intent, past attempts, both suicidal and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), and psychotic symptoms.
Results: The diagnostic breakup was - 30.6% schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD), 63.1% affective disorders (AD), and 6.3% other disorders. Over 60% of the suicide attempters were females. The most frequent reason given for attempting suicide was psychiatric illness in case of females, 36.02%, and psychotic symptoms, 28.6% in case of males. The number of suicide attempts and frequency of NSSI were in a higher range for females as compared with males. No significant differences were found in Beck Depression severity, hopelessness, suicide ideation, and suicide intent between males and females. Females used non-lethal methods as compared to males in patients with SSD (p = 0.24) and AD (p = 0.04).
Conclusion: Female suicide attempters were more than male suicide attempters, and the number of suicide attempts and the frequency of NSSI too were in a higher range for females. The most frequent reason for attempting suicide was different between females and males. Because attempted suicide is a risk factor for suicide at a later date, the implications of these gender-specific differences for clinical practice must be taken into consideration while framing measures for suicide prevention. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-363f996aa18f4e129ce4ce98465784e32022-12-22T04:35:32ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsTelangana Journal of Psychiatry2455-85592016-01-0121424710.4103/2455-8559.314435A study of gender differences in psychiatric patients with attempted suicideHemendra SinghPrabha S ChandraV Senthil Kumar ReddiBackground: Various studies have attributed gender based differences of suicidal behaviour to various socio-demographic factors; however there is need to study of the various clinical factors associated with gender based differences in psychiatric patients with suicide attempt. Methods: One hundred eleven patients with current suicide attempt were evaluated for depression severity, hopelessness, suicide ideations, suicide intent, past attempts, both suicidal and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), and psychotic symptoms. Results: The diagnostic breakup was - 30.6% schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD), 63.1% affective disorders (AD), and 6.3% other disorders. Over 60% of the suicide attempters were females. The most frequent reason given for attempting suicide was psychiatric illness in case of females, 36.02%, and psychotic symptoms, 28.6% in case of males. The number of suicide attempts and frequency of NSSI were in a higher range for females as compared with males. No significant differences were found in Beck Depression severity, hopelessness, suicide ideation, and suicide intent between males and females. Females used non-lethal methods as compared to males in patients with SSD (p = 0.24) and AD (p = 0.04). Conclusion: Female suicide attempters were more than male suicide attempters, and the number of suicide attempts and the frequency of NSSI too were in a higher range for females. The most frequent reason for attempting suicide was different between females and males. Because attempted suicide is a risk factor for suicide at a later date, the implications of these gender-specific differences for clinical practice must be taken into consideration while framing measures for suicide prevention.http://www.tjpipstsb.org/article.asp?issn=2455-8559;year=2016;volume=2;issue=1;spage=42;epage=47;aulast=Singh;type=0gendersuicide attemptpsychiatric patients |
| spellingShingle | Hemendra Singh Prabha S Chandra V Senthil Kumar Reddi A study of gender differences in psychiatric patients with attempted suicide Telangana Journal of Psychiatry gender suicide attempt psychiatric patients |
| title | A study of gender differences in psychiatric patients with attempted suicide |
| title_full | A study of gender differences in psychiatric patients with attempted suicide |
| title_fullStr | A study of gender differences in psychiatric patients with attempted suicide |
| title_full_unstemmed | A study of gender differences in psychiatric patients with attempted suicide |
| title_short | A study of gender differences in psychiatric patients with attempted suicide |
| title_sort | study of gender differences in psychiatric patients with attempted suicide |
| topic | gender suicide attempt psychiatric patients |
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