Comparison of Life Satisfactions and Suicide Intension in Suicide Survivors with and without Mental Disorder
- VernacularTitle:有无精神障碍自杀未遂者自杀强度和生活满意度的比较
- Author:
Dong XU
;
Xue-Li ZHANG
;
Michael PHILIPS
;
Al ET
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
attempted suicide;
suicide intension;
retrospective study;
life satisfaction
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2002;0(09):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To compare of life satisfactions and suicide intensions in suicide survivors with and without psychiatric disorders.Methods:Suicide survivors of emergency department of general hospitals were diagnosed by psychiatrists according to the criteria of CCMD-3.Their life satisfactions and suicide intension were assessed Result:In general,there were 39 survivors with psychiatric disorders and 81 without.Survivors with psychiatric disorders had higher suicide intension and lower life satisfactions lower than those without.All survivors felt their life satisfactions lowest just around their attempt and had been better before.Conclusion:Higher suicide intension and lower life satisfactions are found in attempters with mental disorders,these probably the reasons why much more completed suicide and multiple attempts among psychiatric patients.
