title: Factors associated with repeated suicide attempts. Preliminary results of the WHO Multisite Intervention Study on Suicidal Behavior (SUPRE-MISS) from Campinas, Brazil.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study compares sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of 102 first-time hospital-treated suicide attempters (first-evers) with a group of 101 repeat suicide attempters (repeaters) consecutively admitted to a general hospital in Brazil, during the intake phase of the WHO Multisite Intervention Study on Suicidal Behaviors (SUPRE-MISS).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To compare sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of first-time hospital-treated suicide attempters (first-evers) with a group of repeat suicide attempters (repeaters).
  
  
  METHODS
  A standardized interview and psychometric scales were administered to all patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Repetition was associated with being of female sex (OR = 2.7; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.2-6.2), a housewife (OR = 3.8; 95% CI = 1.2-11.8), and having a score above median on the Beck Depression Inventory (OR = 5.2; 95% CI = 1.7-15.6).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings suggest that repeaters, namely, depressed housewives who have attempted suicide previously, need specific treatment strategies in order to avoid future suicide attempts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Psychology and Psychiatry, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil. carlosc@fcm.unicamp.br
authors.forename: Carlos Filinto
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: da Silva Cais
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stefanello
authors.forename: Marisa Lúcia
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Fabrício Mauro
authors.forename: Gisleine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vaz Scavacini de Freitas
authors.forename: Neury José
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Botega
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D012008:Recurrence; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014944:World Health Organization; D000092864:Suicide Prevention