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KMID : 0368820100490040367
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Journal of the Korean Neuropsychiatr Association
2010 Volume.49 No. 4 p.367 ~ p.373
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Psychosocial Correlates of Attempted Suicide and Attitudes Toward Suicide
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Kim Sung-Wan
Bae Kyung-Yeol
Kim Jae-Min
Kim Seon-Young
Yoo Joon-An
Yang Su-Jin
Shin Il-Seon
Park Ji-Hyun
Kim Sae-Hyon
Yoon Jin-Sang
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Abstract
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Objectives: To examine psychosocial correlates of suicide attempts in a community population.
Methods: This study investigated suicide attempt history, demographic and psychosocial characteristics including depression using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and responses to a questionnaire about attitudes toward suicide in a community sample. The demographic and psychosocial correlates of suicide attempts were evaluated using univariate and multivariate analyses.
Results: A total of 1,578 people completed the survey. Of these, 100 people (6.3%) had attempted suicide. In the univariate analyses, risk factors for attempted suicide were divorce, lower level of education, lack of a stable job, living in a rented house, undergoing psychiatric treatment, a family history of psychiatric illness, and being depressed (BDI ≥22). In the multivariate analysis, living in a rented house, undergoing psychiatric treatment, and being depressed were significantly associated with attempted suicide. Of the individuals who had attempted suicide, 42.0% were currently depressed, whereas the prevalence of depression in those who had not attempted suicide was 9.1%. In addition, individuals who had attempted suicide had permissive attitudes toward suicide and negative attitudes toward treatment for suicidal behavior.
Conclusion: Attempted suicide was significantly associated with depression. Therefore, immediate and appropriate psychiatric treatment for depression in those attempting suicide is crucial.
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KEYWORD
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Suicide, Suicide attempt, Attitude toward suicide, Depression
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