title: The incidence of hospital-treated attempted suicide in Oviedo, Spain.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The incidence of hospital-treated attempted suicide has not been well established in Spain.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the incidence of suicide attempters presenting to a hospital in Oviedo, Spain, to describe the nature of the suicidal behavior, and to identify sociodemographic subgroups of the population with high rates.
  
  
  METHODS
  All admitted to the Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, during the period 1 May 2008 to 30 April 2009 were examined and those meeting the internationally-recognized case definition were identified.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 308 suicide attempt presentations (39% male, 61% female) were made by 279 individuals. Almost 90% of the suicide attempts involved a drug overdose. The age-adjusted total, male, and female attempted suicide rates were 83, 66, and 99 per 100,000, respectively. The highest rate was among 35-44-year-olds for men and women (141.1 and 191.8 per 100,000, respectively). Incidence rates varied widely by sociodemographic characteristics with especially high rates among separated/divorced men (2.4%) and women (1.1%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The reported incidence of hospital-treated attempted suicide is below average in the European context but higher than that reported by previous Spanish studies. Persons separated or divorced constitute a high-risk group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Oviedo, CIBERSAM, Oviedo, Spain. luistrevino@eresmas.com
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jimenez-Trevino
authors.forename: Pilar A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Saiz
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Corcoran
authors.forename: M Paz
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Garcia-Portilla
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Buron
authors.forename: Marlen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garrido
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Diaz-Mesa
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al-Halabi
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bobes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult