TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Mental disorders and comorbidity in attempted suicide
JO  - Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica
A1  - Suominen, K.
A1  - Henriksson, M.
A1  - Suokas, J.
A1  - Isometsä, E.
A1  - Ostamo, A.
A1  - Lönnqvist, J.
SP  - 234
EP  - 240
VL  - 94
IS  - 4
N2  - The present study examined the prevalence and comorbidity of mental disorders according to DSM-III-R among male and female suicide attempters. A systematic sample of 114 patients from consecutive cases of attempted suicide referred to a general hospital in Helsinki between 1 January and 31 July 1990 was interviewed. In 98% of the cases at least one Axis I diagnosis was made. Depressive syndromes were more common among females (85%) than males (64%), and alcohol dependence was more common among males (64%) than females (21%). A high proportion of suicide attempters (82%) suffered from comorbid mental disorders. Comorbidity appears to play an important role in parasuicide.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-690X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -