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KMID : 0897520120170020059
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Journal of Korean Association of Social Psychiatry
2012 Volume.17 No. 2 p.59 ~ p.66
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Characteristics of the Suicide Attempters Visiting Emergency Room
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Lim Eu-Ri
Kim Hack-Ryul
Park Sang-Hag
Kim Sang-Hoon
Ryu Kwon-Ho
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Abstract
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Objectives : The present study aimed to identify the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of suicide attempters visiting emergency room for comparing to previous studies and to investigate the gender characteristics of suicide attempters.
Method : The authors analyzed data obtained through previous studies related to suicide attempters published by Korean Neuropsychiatric Association since 1963, and compared findings of 23 variables obtained from medical record including sex, age, method etc. to 483 cases of suicide attempters visiting emergency room of the chosun university hospital in Gwangju city from January 1,2008 to January to July 31,2010.
Result : During the research, patients who visited emergency room by suicide attempt were 0.7% of the total patients visiting emergency room. The ratio between male and female was 1 : 0.9, female was more than male in below 30 years of age, but male was more than female in above 40 years of age. According to age group, 60s, 40s and 50s were high in order. Their most common diagnosis, method, season were depression, drug ingestion and spring respectively. In cause, familia conflict was mre in female, physical illness and economic problems was more in male. By gender, female were younger than male, lived in cities, had a precipitating event, and a family conflict was most common.
Conclusion : Suicide attempters were slightly more in male than in female, by age, 60s, 40s and 50s was more in descending order. By gender, female was younger and had more precipitating event than male. In cause, familial conflict was more in female, physical illness and economic problems was more in male. So, we may need attention to these Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of suicide attempters.
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KEYWORD
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Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, Suicide attempters
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