TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Improvement and recovery from suicidal and self-destructive phenomena in treatment-refractory disorders
JO  - Journal of nervous and mental disease
A1  - Perry, C. J.
A1  - Bailey, A.
A1  - Fowler, J. Christopher
A1  - Clemence, A. Jill
A1  - Plakun, Eric M.
A1  - Zheutlin, Barbara
A1  - Speanburg, Stefanie
SP  - 28
EP  - 34
VL  - 197
IS  - 1
N2  - Long-term data about recovery from suicidal and self-destructive phenomena are limited. We examined these phenomena in a naturalistic, follow-along study of 226 adults with treatment-refractory disorders admitted at the Austen Riggs Center. Follow-along interviews systematically rated suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, self-mutilation, and other self-destructive phenomena. We identified vital status in 98.7%, finding 1 death by suicide. Among 79 who made at least 1 suicide attempt in the 6 months before admission, 61 (77.2%) were estimated to be free of suicidal acts by a median of 7.18 years. Self-mutilation and other self-destructive phenomena showed slightly longer times to recovery. Among 156 individuals with suicidal ideation, 79 (50.6%) attained sustained recovery at a median of 8.69 years. On average 2.9 to 5.2 years were required from the last observed self-destructive event to attain sustained recovery. Most participants showed significant improvement in suicidal phenomena, whereas between 50.6% and 77.2% attained sustained recoveries.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-3018
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181927598
ID  - ref1
ER  -