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Title: | Suicide precipitants differ across the lifespan but are not significant in predicting medically severe attempts | Authors: | Choo, C.C Chew, P.K.H Ho, R.C |
Keywords: | adult age structure hospital sector risk factor suicide young population adolescent adult Article child Chinese comparative study disease association disease severity emergency ward family conflict female financial deficit groups by age hospital admission human Indian lifespan Malay (people) male medical personnel medical record prediction primary prevention risk assessment risk factor Singapore suicide attempt suicide precipitant teaching hospital age Asian continental ancestry group longevity Malaysia mental disease middle aged predictive value psychology risk factor sex factor socioeconomics statistics and numerical data suicide attempt young adult Singapore [Southeast Asia] Adolescent Adult Age Factors Asian Continental Ancestry Group Female Humans Longevity Malaysia Male Mental Disorders Middle Aged Predictive Value of Tests Risk Factors Sex Factors Singapore Socioeconomic Factors Suicide, Attempted Young Adult |
Issue Date: | 2018 | Publisher: | MDPI | Citation: | Choo, C.C, Chew, P.K.H, Ho, R.C (2018). Suicide precipitants differ across the lifespan but are not significant in predicting medically severe attempts. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15 (4) : 691. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15040691 | Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International | Abstract: | An important risk factor for suicide assessment is the suicide precipitant. This study explores suicide attempt precipitants across the lifespan. Three years of medical records related to suicide attempters who were admitted to the emergency department of a large teaching hospital in Singapore were subjected to analysis. These cases were divided into three age groups: Adolescence, Early Adulthood, and Middle Adulthood. A total of 540 cases were examined (70.9% females; 63.7% Chinese, 13.7% Malays, 15.9% Indians), whose ages ranged from 12 to 62. There were eight cases above the age of 65 years which were excluded from the analysis. Significant differences were found in precipitants for suicide attempts across the lifespan. Middle adults had relatively fewer relationship problems, and adolescents had comparatively fewer financial and medical problems. The models to predict medically severe attempts across the age groups using suicide precipitants were not significant. The findings were discussed in regards to implications in suicide assessment and primary prevention in Singapore, as well as limitations and recommendations for future research. © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. | Source Title: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/183851 | ISSN: | 1661-7827 | DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph15040691 | Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International |
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