title: Differences Between Patients that Made an Impulsive or Premeditated Suicide Attempt in a Mexican Population.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We performed a study to identify differences between patients with impulsive suicide attempt and those with premeditated suicide attempt in a Mexican population.
  
  
  METHODS
  We studied 144 patients who recently attempted suicide. Impulsive and premeditated suicide attempts were evaluated with the Suicide Intent Scale. These data were divided according to the type of attempt. Subsequently, the characteristics between the two groups were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The rate of patients that made an impulsive attempt was 61.8% and only 9.7% of the patients carried out a premeditated suicide attempt. More years of schooling/education and less severity of the attempt were observed in patients that carried out an impulsive suicide attempt (p < 0.001). Alcohol consumption (0.003) and use of cannabis (0.002) were present in patients who premeditated a suicide attempt.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings demonstrate that there are clinical differences among the individuals who carried out an impulsive suicide attempt from those who premeditated an attempt in a Mexican population. As a result, when planning interventions and prevention efforts it may be helpful to consider these clinical differences and demographic characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Mexico.
authors.forename: Jorge E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Reyes-Tovilla
authors.affiliation: Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Mexico.
authors.forename: Homero Daniel
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Hernández Yánez
authors.affiliation: Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Mexico.
authors.forename: Yesenia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Peralta-Jiménez
authors.affiliation: Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Mexico.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ramón-Frías
authors.affiliation: Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Mexico.
authors.forename: Isela
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Juárez-Rojop
authors.affiliation: Hospital General de Comalcalco, Mexico.
authors.forename: Sherezada
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pool-García
authors.affiliation: Hospital General de Comalcalco, Mexico.
authors.forename: Martha Patricia
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Velázquez-Sánchez
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación Genómica, Mexico and Hospital General de Yajalón. Mexico.
authors.forename: Lilia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: López-Narvóez
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, Mexico.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fresán
authors.affiliation: Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Mexico alfonso_tovillaz@yahoo.com.mx.
authors.forename: Carlos Alfonso
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Tovilla-Zárate
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Mexican population; impulsivity; suicide attempt