Citation

Hajebi A, Abbasi-Ghahramanloo A, Hashemian SS, Khatibi SR, Ghasemzade M, Khodadost M. Psychiatry Res. 2017; 255: 355-359.

Affiliation

Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: mahmodkhodadost@yahoo.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.psychres.2017.05.052

PMID

28609673

Abstract

Suicide is one the most important public health problem which is rapidly growing concerns. The aim of this study was to subgroup suicide using LCA method. This cross-sectional study was conducted in Iran based on 66990 records registered in Ministry of Health in 2014. A case report questionnaire in the form of software was used for case registries. Latent class analysis was used to achieve the research objectives. Four latent classes were identified; (a) Non-lethal attempters without a history of psychiatric disorders, (b) Non-lethal attempters with a history of psychiatric disorders, (c) Lethal attempters without a history of psychiatric disorders, (d) Lethal attempters with a history of psychiatric disorders. The probability of completed/an achieved suicide is high in lethal attempter classes. Being male increases the risk of inclusion in lethal attempters' classes (OR = 4.93). Also, being single (OR = 1.16), having an age lower than 25 years (OR = 1.14) and being a rural citizen (OR = 2.36) associate with lethal attempters classes. The males tend to use more violent methods and have more completed suicide. Majority of the individuals are non-lethal attempters who need to be addressed by implementing preventive interventions and mental support provision.

Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier B.V.

Language: en

Keywords

Latent class analysis; Risk-taking behaviors; Suicide attempters; Suicide subgrouping