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.
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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