TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Factors associated with suicide ideation among medically and surgically hospitalized patients
JO  - General hospital psychiatry
A1  - Botega, Neury Jose
A1  - de Azevedo, Renata Cruz Soares
A1  - Mauro, Marisa Lucia Fabricio
A1  - Mitsuushi, Gabriela Nero
A1  - Fanger, Priscila Caroline
A1  - Lima, Daniela Dantas
A1  - Gaspar, Karla Cristina
A1  - da Silva, Viviane Franco
SP  - 396
EP  - 400
VL  - 32
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To identify the factors associated with suicide ideation among medically and surgically hospitalized patients. METHODS: A consecutive sample of 4328 individuals admitted to a general hospital completed a screening questionnaire comprised of demographic and clinical information, the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview item on current suicide ideation, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale subscale for depression and the Alcohol use Disorder Identification Test. A multiple logistic regression produced a discriminate profile of individuals with suicide ideation. RESULTS: The prevalence rate for current suicide ideation was 4.9% (95% CI: 4.3-5.6). Patients admitted to the Infectious Disease, Oncology and Hematology units presented higher rates of suicide ideation (7.9%, 7.8% and 7.2%, respectively). Suicidal ideation was associated to depression odds ratio (OR)=8.3, young age (18-35 years old: OR=2.5), alcohol use disorders (OR=2.3), and smoking (OR=1.8). CONCLUSION: Suicidal ideation was consistently associated with indicators of mental disorders. It is proxy, not for completed suicide, but for a variety of common psychiatric conditions that can and should be dealt with in the medical/surgical setting.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0163-8343
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2010.02.004
ID  - ref1
ER  -