Gender differences in socio-demographic, clinical characteristics and psychiatric diagnosis in/of suicide attempters in a Mexican population

The aim of the present study was to analyse demographic and clinical characteristics, as well as psychiatric diagnoses to identify gender differences in patients with attempted suicide in a Mexican population. Between September 2010 and September 2012, 140 suicide attempts were documented in the Dep...

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Published in:Acta neuropsychiatrica 2015-06, Vol.27 (3), p.182-188
Main Authors: Fresán, Ana, González-Castro, Thelma Beatriz, Peralta-Jiménez, Yesenia, Juárez-Rojop, Isela, Pool-García, Sherezada, Velázquez-Sánchez, Martha Patricia, López-Narváez, Lilia, Tovilla-Zárate, Carlos Alfonso
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age
Alcohol
Education
Female
Females
Gender differences
Gender Identity
Hospitals
Humans
Interview, Psychological
Male
Males
Marijuana
Marital Status - statistics & numerical data
Mexico - epidemiology
Middle Aged
Original Articles
Population
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Self destructive behavior
Sociodemographics
Sociological Factors
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
Suicidal behavior
Suicidal Ideation
Suicide, Attempted - psychology
Suicide, Attempted - statistics & numerical data
Suicides & suicide attempts
Variables
Young Adult
Young adults
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Summary:The aim of the present study was to analyse demographic and clinical characteristics, as well as psychiatric diagnoses to identify gender differences in patients with attempted suicide in a Mexican population. Between September 2010 and September 2012, 140 suicide attempts were documented in the Department of Psychiatry at the General Hospital of Comalcalco (Hospital General de Comalcalco in Spanish) in Tabasco, Mexico. Diagnoses were established using the DSM-IV questionnaire in which Axis I and II were considered. The Suicide Intent Scale was also applied. In our sample, 63.6% were females and 36.4% males. With regard to socio-demographic characteristics, the predominant marital status in males was single, and in females married (χ2=5.93, df=2, p=0.05). In occupation the male group was mainly unemployed and housewife in females (χ2=55.51, df=4, p
ISSN:0924-2708
1601-5215
DOI:10.1017/neu.2015.6