title: Unintentional Injuries among Psychiatric Outpatients with Major Depressive Disorder.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  No study has investigated the percentages of and factors related to unintentional injuries among psychiatric outpatients with major depressive disorder (MDD). This study aimed to investigate these issues.
  
  
  METHODS
  One-hundred and forty-one outpatients with MDD at baseline were enrolled from psychiatric outpatients by systematic sampling, and 119 subjects attended a one-year follow-up. Self-reported unintentional injuries in the past one year were recorded. Psychiatric disorders were diagnosed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR. The severity of depression was evaluated by the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale. Other data, including body weight and height, cigarette smoking, headaches, and medications, were collected. Generalized Estimating Equations were used to investigate independent factors related to unintentional injuries.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At baseline and follow-up, 40.4% and 27.7% of subjects had experienced at least one unintentional injury in the past one year, respectively. About half of subjects with unintentional injuries needed medical treatment for injuries and had functional impairment due to injuries. A greater severity of depression, cigarette smoking, a higher body mass index, and an older age were independent risk factors related to unintentional injuries.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Unintentional injuries that increased the medical burden and functional impairment were common among outpatients with MDD and should not be neglected. Treatment of depression, control of body weight, and quitting cigarettes might be helpful to prevent unintentional injuries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.|Chang-Gung University School of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ching-I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.|Chang-Gung University School of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chia-Yih
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Institute of Technology, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ching-Hui
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult