The 24 hours before hospitalization: factors related to suicide attempting.
Fifty-nine psychiatric inpatients were interviewed concerning the psychological and environmental events that occurred in the 24 hours prior to their hospitalization. Independent raters then performed a content evaluation of these accounts, allowing for comparisons among patients admitted for a suicide attempt, suicide ideation, or non-suicide-related complaints. Results showed that suicide attempters were more likely to have used alcohol or marijuana and less likely to have contacted a health care professional than suicide ideators, even when past history of suicide behavior was controlled for. Suicide ideators were more likely to have contacted a mental health professional. Implications for suicide risk assessment and intervention are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D012306:Risk; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*