A Case-Control Study of Suicide among Psychiatric Inpatients in the Guangzhou Psychiatric Hospital
- VernacularTitle:广州市精神病医院50年住院病人自杀危险因素的病例对照研究
- Author:
Jie LI
;
Jinghua SU
;
Yangbo GUO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
schizophrenia;
inpatients;
suicide;
risk factors;
retrospective study
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
1992;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To identify potential risk factors of suicide among schizophrenic inpatients,in order to provide basis of how to prevent suicide in psychiatric inpatients.Method:A retrospective analysis among inpatients with mental disorders in Guangzhou psychiatric hospital from 1956 to 2005,the first psychiatric hospital,in China.Using a case-control design,sixty four schizophrenic inpatients(suicide group) who committed suicide in psychiatric hospital and the same number of randomly selected control subjects(control group) who had no incident of suicide were selected and their psychiatric records were compared.Results:The rate of suicide was 133.1(95% CI 103.4-62.9) per 100 000 admissions.Sixty four cases(83.1%) were diagnosed as schizophrenia,fifty nine(76.6%) were hung by themselves,and fifty two(67.5%) happened in wards.The numbers of hospitalization and the suicide attempts before and duration of hospitalization were significantly higher in suicide group than that in control group(P=0.001,0.017,0.003),and guilty thoughts,depressive mood were significantly higher in suicide group than that in control group(P=0.006,0.004).Both suicidal ideation and suicide attempts one month before and during hospitalization were significantly higher in suicide group than that in control group(P
