Eventual suicide in interrupted and uninterrupted attempters: a challenge to the cry-for-help hypothesis.
A total of 499 patients hospitalized for suicide attempts (attempters) between 1970 and 1975 were followed until 1982; of this group, 28 (5.6%) eventually committed suicide. Six (14.6%) of the 41 patients who had been interrupted during their initial attempts eventually committed suicide, whereas only 22 (4.8%) of the 458 patients who had not been interrupted eventually committed suicide. The interrupted attempters were approximately three times more likely to commit suicide than the uninterrupted attempters.
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Camden 08103.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D010343:Patient Admission; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*; D000092864:Suicide Prevention