Mental disorders and comorbidity in attempted suicide
- 1 October 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
- Vol. 94 (4) , 234-240
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1996.tb09855.x
Abstract
The present study examined the prevalence and comorbidity of mental disorders according to DSM‐III‐R among male and female suicide attempters. A systematic sample of 114 patients from consecutive cases of attempted suicide referred to a general hospital in Helsinki between 1 January and 31 July 1990 was interviewed. In 98% of the cases at least one Axis I diagnosis was made. Depressive syndromes were more common among females (85%) than males (64%), and alcohol dependence was more common among males (64%) than females (21%). A high proportion of suicide attempters (82%) suffered from comorbid mental disorders. Comorbidity appears to play an important role in parasuicide.Keywords
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