@article{ref1,
title="Comparing warning signs of suicide between suicide decedents with depression and those non-diagnosed psychiatric disorders",
journal="Suicide and life-threatening behavior",
year="2021",
author="Kim, Eun Ji and Kim, Yuwon and Lee, Gusang and Choi, Jin Hwa and Yook, Vidal and Shin, Myung-Hee and Jeon, Hong Jin",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Early recognition of a high-risk group impending suicide is important. We aimed to compare warning signs depending on the nature of the psychiatric disorder and whether it was a documented diagnosis. <br><br>METHODS: Data of suicide decedents were collected from police records from 2013 to 2017. We evaluate psychiatric symptoms and warning signs in three aspects (language, behavior, and affect) using the Korea-Psychological Autopsy Checklist for Police Records (K-PAC-PR). <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 13,265 suicide decedents were recruited for this study. Of them, 66.9% of females and 46.7% of males diagnosed psychiatric disorders, with depressive disorder being the most common one. Warning signs were observed in 93.0% of suicide decedents. They were observed more in those who were diagnosed with psychiatric disorders, especially in those with a depressive disorder. &quot;Talking about dying or suicide&quot; was the most common warning sign in all groups, and &quot;apathetic behavior&quot; was the most related warning sign for depressive disorder. Especially for &quot;talking about dying or suicide,&quot; the proportion of observed &quot;within a week&quot; was high, making it valuable as a warning sign. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Warning signs were commonly found in suicide decedents regardless of gender. They were more common among the decedents diagnosed with psychiatric disorders, especially among those with a depressive disorder.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0363-0234",
doi="10.1111/sltb.12739",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12739"
}