@article{ref1,
title="Study of the suicide attempts treated in a sanatory area during a 9 years period",
journal="Anales de Psiquiatria",
year="2003",
author="Jiménez Morón, D.",
volume="19",
number="10",
pages="431-439",
abstract="Suicide attempt is a common psychiatric emergency. Cases assessed in Mental Health Unit in Talavera de la Reina from 1990 to 1998 were analized. Mean rate was 55,3 per 100,000 inhabitants and year. <br><br>METHODS more frequently employed were self-poisoning (78,6%), followed by cuttings (9,5%). Past history of psychiatric treatment was found in 71,44%. Only 53,33% were the patient's first suicide attempt. In more than 60% of attempts age ranged from 18 to 35 years. A precipitating factor was mentioned in 64%, most commonly problems with family or problems with couple. There were not differences between seasons or weekdays; only attempts related to problems with couple were more frequent on Sundays. The most common diagnosis were adjustment disorders, depression and personality disorder. 47,5% were admitted as in-patients. Our results ressemble those found in other studies about suicide attempts.<p /><p>Language: es</p>",
language="es",
issn="0213-0599",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}