TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Is lethality different between males and females? Clinical and gender differences in inpatient suicide attempters
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Berardelli, Isabella
A1  - Rogante, Elena
A1  - Sarubbi, Salvatore
A1  - Erbuto, Denise
A1  - Cifrodelli, Mariarosaria
A1  - Concolato, Cristina
A1  - Pasquini, Massimo
A1  - Lester, David
A1  - Innamorati, Marco
A1  - Pompili, Maurizio
SP  - e13309
EP  - e13309
VL  - 19
IS  - 20
N2  - According to the gender paradox in suicidology, an important sex difference has been reported with a preponderance of females in nonfatal suicidal behavior and a preponderance of males in completed suicide. Furthermore, females and males present different risk factors for suicide. The present study explored possible clinical differences between male and female psychiatric inpatients who had recently attempted suicide. The study included 177 adult inpatients hospitalized following a suicide attempt at the University Psychiatric Clinic, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome. Clinical features assessed included psychiatric diagnosis, method and lethality of suicide attempts using the Risk/Rescue Rating Scale, the history of suicide attempts, age at onset of psychiatric illness, the presence of substance or alcohol use, and the length of stay. The results found that males and females differed in the method used for the suicide attempt, the scores for risk and rescue, and the length of hospitalization post-suicide attempt. In conclusion, identifying gender characteristics of patients at higher risk of suicide is important for implementing specific suicide prevention strategies and reducing the risk of future suicidal behavior in psychiatric inpatients.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013309
ID  - ref1
ER  -