TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - What predicts medical lethality of suicide attempts in Asian youths?
JO  - Asian journal of psychiatry
A1  - Choo, Carol C.
A1  - Harris, Keith M.
A1  - Chew, Peter K. H.
A1  - Ho, Roger C.
SP  - 136
EP  - 141
VL  - 29
IS  - 
N2  - This study explores youth suicide attempts in Singapore using multiple databases of comprehensive archival records. Three years of medical records related to suicide attempters (N = 666) who were admitted to the emergency department of a large teaching hospital in Singapore were subjected to retrospective analysis. Compared to other age groups, a peak in suicide attempts (n = 207) was observed in youths aged between 15 and 24 years old (76.3% females; 23.7% males, mean age = 19.30, SD = 2.89). The model using recognized risk and protective factors was significant in predicting medical lethality, and correctly classified 62.8% of high lethality cases. Only resolution of precipitant made a unique statistical significant contribution. Analysis was separately conducted for males and females. Implications of the findings are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1876-2018
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2017.05.008
ID  - ref1
ER  -