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Table 2 Case-control comparisons of clinical variables and somatic inpatient care because of somatic comorbidity or serious suicide attempts

From: Are quantity and content of psychiatric interventions associated with suicide? A case-control study of a Swedish sample

 

Suicide cases

n = 154

Controls

n = 154

 

n (%)11

n (%)11

Test statistic, p

Provision of psychiatric care

 Outpatient visits (yes)

151 (98.1)

154 (100)

F, p = .2489

 Inpatient admissions (yes)

80 (51.9)

75 (48.7)

χ2: 0.32, df 1, p = .56910

 of which involuntary admissions (yes)

15 (9.7)

9 (5.8)

χ2: 1.63, df 1, p = .20210

 Number of outpatient visits, Md1

4 (1–217)

19.5 (1–209)

U, p = .0019

 Number of admissions, Md1

2 (1–11)

2 (1–22)

U, p = .95411

 Hospitalization days, Md1

20.5 (1–693)

16 (1–191)

U, p = .44311

Psychiatric interventions

 Intervention forms

  Combination treatment (yes) 2

17 (11.0)

41 (26.6)

χ2: 12.27, df 3, p = .00710

  Psychotherapy (yes)3

2 (0.9)

2 (0.9)

 

  Psychotropics (yes)4

119 (77.2)

98 (63.6)

 

  Other (yes)5

16 (10.4)

13 (8.4)

 

  Number of psychotherapy sessions, Md1

5 (1–47)

13 (1–142)

U, p = .50411

  CBT (including DBT)

8 (5.2)

17 (11)

χ2: 3.53, df 1, p = .06010

  PDT

12 (7.8)

14 (9.1)

χ2: 0.17, df 1, p = .83810

  Other structured psychotherapy

6 (3.9)

18 (11.7)

χ2: 6.51, df 1, p = .01110

  Electroconvulsive therapy6

13 (8.4)

13 (8.4)

χ2: 0.00, df 1, p = 1.0010

Provision of somatic inpatient care

 Somatic comorbidity (yes)7

50 (32.5)

30 (19.5)

χ2: 6.75, df 1, p = .00910

 Serious suicide attempts8

30 (19.5)

14 (9.1)

χ2: 6.79, df 1, p = .00910

  1. 1 Md: Median (minimum to maximum)
  2. 2 Combination treatment: psychotropics and psychotherapy (CBT, DBT, PDT or other structured psychotherapy)
  3. 3 Mono treatment: psychotherapy without psychotropics
  4. 4 Mono treatment: psychotropics without psychotherapy
  5. 5 Other supportive interventions
  6. 6 All patients with ECT were prescribed psychotropic drugs. Two ECT cases (controls) also received psychotherapy
  7. 7 Somatic specialist medical inpatient treatment because of somatic comorbidity. Diagnostic ICD-10 codes provided in the Appendix
  8. 8 Somatic specialist medical inpatient treatment because of serious suicide attempts. Diagnostic ICD-10 codes provided in the Appendix
  9. 9 Results from Fisher’s Exact Test (F)
  10. 9 Results from Pearson Chi-Square Tests (χ2)
  11. 10 Results from Mann Whitney U-test (U)
  12. 11 n (%) = number (percent) of patients in each group