Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of suicide attempters, and presence/absence of family history of suicide
Total n (%) | Patients with family history of suicide n (%) | Patients without family history of suicide n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Living status (n = 453) | |||
Alone | 100 (22.1) | 14 (21.2) | 86 (22.2) |
Together | 353 (77.9) | 52 (78.8) | 301 (77.8) |
Education (n = 451) | |||
Compulsory education* | 125 (27.7) | 23 (33.8) | 102 (26.6) |
High school education and over | 326 (72.3) | 45 (66.2) | 281 (73.4) |
Previous psychiatric history (n = 467) | 329 (70.4) | 53 (76.8) | 276 (69.3) |
Somatic complications (n = 469) | |||
Permanent damage | 12 (25.6) | 2 (2.9) | 10 (2.5) |
No permanent damage | |||
Require in-patient treatment | 45 (9.6) | 4 (5.7) | 41 (10.3) |
Require out- patient treatment | 84 (17.9) | 15 (21.4) | 69 (17.3) |
Without physical complications | 328 (69.9) | 49 (70.0) | 279 (69.9) |
Method of suicide attempt (n = 469) | |||
Drug overdose | 244 (52.0) | 37 (52.9) | 207 (51.9) |
Laceration | 71 (15.1) | 12 (17.1) | 59 (14.8) |
Jumping from high place | 58 (12.4) | 9 (12.9) | 49 (12.3) |
Poisoning | 44 (9.4) | 8 (11.4) | 36 (9.0) |
Burning | 14 (3.0) | 0 (0) | 14 (3.5) |
Traffic death | 13 (2.8) | 1 (1.4) | 12 (3.0) |
Hanging | 18 (0.2) | 3 (4.3) | 15 (3.8) |
Drowning | 4 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 4 (1.0) |
Other | 3 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 3 (0.8) |
Previous suicide attempt (n = 443) | 206 (44.8) | 38 (55.1) | 168 (43.0) |
Previous deliberate self-harm (n = 460) | 161 (36.3) | 33 (50.0) | 128 (34.0) |
Motive of suicide attempt (n = 416) | |||
Family relations | 101 (24.3) | 22 (34.9) | 79 (22.4) |
Human relations (work place or school) | 19 (4.6) | 4 (6.3) | 15 (4.2) |
Male-female relationships | 59 (14.2) | 7 (11.1) | 52 (14.7) |
Health issues | 113 (27.2) | 13 (20.6) | 100 (28.3) |
Financial situation | 42 (10.1) | 4 (6.3) | 38 (10.8) |
Work environment | 19 (4.6) | 1 (1.6) | 18 (5.1) |
Other reason | 63 (15.1) | 12 (19.0) | 51 (14.4) |