Table 2 Characteristics of the participants at baseline (N = 60)
From: Reasons for living and dying in suicide attempters: a two-year prospective study
M | SD | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 39.15 | 14.58 | ||
Male sex | 30 | 50.00 | ||
Relationship (yes) | 21 | 35.00 | ||
Children (yes) | 19 | 31.66 | ||
Employment | ||||
- Unemployed, disability pension, sick leave | 26 | 43.33 | ||
- Employed, in training, in education | 34 | 56.66 | ||
Previous suicide attempts | ||||
- none | 26 | 43.30 | ||
- 1 | 13 | 21.70 | ||
- 2 | 10 | 16.70 | ||
- > 2 | 11 | 18.30 | ||
Diagnoses | ||||
- F1: Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use | 20 | 33.33 | ||
- F3: Mood (affective) disorders | 36 | 60.00 | ||
- F4: Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders | 28 | 46.66 | ||
- F5: Behavioural syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors | 1 | 1.66 | ||
- F6: Disorders of adult personality and behaviour | 12 | 20.00 | ||
BDI sum | 18.32 | 12.25 | ||
BSS mean | 9.05 | 9.15 | ||
Number of reasons for living (RFL) | 3.45 | 1.35 | ||
Number of reasons for dying (RFD) | 1.90 | 1.55 | ||