Predictors of Low-Intent and High-Intent Suicide Attempts in Rural China

Acts of suicide are heterogeneous with respect to level of intent. Data on correlates of intent are overwhelmingly from Western samples. We sought to identify correlates of low-intent and high-intent suicide attempts in China. We compared 277 adult case patients who presented to the emergency depart...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2007-10, Vol.97 (10), p.1842-1846
Main Authors: Conner, Kenneth R, Phillips, Michael R, Meldrum, Sean C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Case-Control Studies
China
Data collection
Depressive Disorder, Major - psychology
Emergency medical care
Enrollments
Female
Gender
Humans
Interviews
Interviews as Topic
Logistic Models
Male
Medical sciences
Medical screening
Medical treatment
Mental depression
Methods
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Monitoring systems
Patients
Pesticides
Prevention programs
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Public Health
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Research and Practice
Review boards
Risk Factors
Rural areas
Rural Population
Sample size
Sex Distribution
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Studies
Suicidal behavior
Suicide
Suicide, Attempted - classification
Suicide, Attempted - psychology
Suicide, Attempted - statistics & numerical data
Suicides & suicide attempts
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Summary:Acts of suicide are heterogeneous with respect to level of intent. Data on correlates of intent are overwhelmingly from Western samples. We sought to identify correlates of low-intent and high-intent suicide attempts in China. We compared 277 adult case patients who presented to the emergency department in a rural hospital because of attempted suicide to 277 community control individuals, pair-matched for age, gender, and location of residence. Attempted suicides were stratified into 3 levels of suicide intent: low, intermediate, and high. Paired logistic regression analyses were used to analyze the data. High-intent acts of suicide were associated with major depression, chronic stress, and a relative or associate who had a history of suicidal behavior. These correlates were not associated with low-intent acts of suicide. High-intent acts of suicide in China are the culmination of longstanding difficulties or symptoms including depression, chronic stress, and previous exposure to suicidal behavior. Prevention of high-intent acts of suicide should include a focus on these domains.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2005.077420