TY - JOUR
PY - 2019//
TI - Suicide attempts of patients in the material of the Department of Psychiatry of the 10th Military Clinical Hospital in Bydgoszcz in the years 2015-2017
JO - Polski Merkuriusz Lekarski
A1 - Flinik-Jankowska, Magda
SP - 134
EP - 138
VL - 46
IS - 273
N2 - Suicides are the most serious cause of death among patients with mental disorders.
AIM: The aim of the work was the analysis of suicide attempts of patients staying at the Department of the 10th Military Clinical Hospital in Bydgoszcz in the years 2015-2017.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was conducted in a group of 61 patients, 43 women and 18 men, admitted to the clinic due to a suicide attempt, in whom one of the diagnoses was made: depressive disorders, adaptive disorders, personality disorders, organic mood disorders. Biographical factors were analyzed: age, marital status, place of residence, education, professional activity, previous psychiatric treatment, stays in psychiatric hospitals, the method and causes of the suicide attempt.
RESULTS: Among 61 patients hospitalized in the Department of Psychiatry due to suicide attempts, the main clinical findings were personality disorders (36,1%) , depressive disorders (21,3%), organic mood disorders (18,0%) and adaptive disorders (4,9%). The most frequent metod of suicide attempt was drug poisoning (63,9%) and drug and alcohol poisoning (21,3%).
CONCLUSIONS: he analysis of suicide attempts of patients hospitalized in the Department of Psychiatry showed that the main diagnosis was personality disorder, and the most common suicide attempt was drug poisoning.
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