title: Variables associated with repeated suicide attempt in a criminal justice population.
abstract: The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with repeated suicide attempts among criminal justice clients examined for substance abuse using the Addiction Severity Index. Among suicide attempters (n=1,404), repeaters (two or more attempts, n=770) were compared to nonrepeaters. In logistic regression, repetition was associated with younger age, opioid analgesics, somatic medication, overdose, maternal psychiatric problems, delirium tremens, cognitive problems, and violent behavior. As in other settings, factors associated with repetition differed from those associated with suicide attempts in general. In this setting, substance use complications and cognitive problems were connected to repetition and should be addressed in risk assessments.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Alcohol Research, Lund University, Malmö University Hospital, entrance 108, SE-205 02 Malmö , Sweden. anders_c.hakansson@med.lu.se
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hakansson
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bradvik
authors.forename: Frans
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schlyter
authors.forename: Mats
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berglund
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D057237:Criminals / Q000523:psychology*; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology