Predictors of Low-Intent and High-Intent Suicide Attempts in Rural China

Bibliographic Data

ID11036738
AuthorsKenneth R Conner (0000-0003-1083-5872, Kenneth R. Conner is with the Department of Psychiatry and Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY. Michael R. Phillips is with the Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Center, Beijing Hui Long Guan Hospital, Beijing, China. Sean C. Meldrum is with the Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester.), Michael R Phillips (0000-0002-5973-2439, Kenneth R. Conner is with the Department of Psychiatry and Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY. Michael R. Phillips is with the Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Center, Beijing Hui Long Guan Hospital, Beijing, China. Sean C. Meldrum is with the Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester.), Sean C Meldrum (Kenneth R. Conner is with the Department of Psychiatry and Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY. Michael R. Phillips is with the Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Center, Beijing Hui Long Guan Hospital, Beijing, China. Sean C. Meldrum is with the Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester.), Sean Meldrum (University of Rochester Medicine)
Year2007
Volume97
Issue10
Pages1842-1846
Publication date2007-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2005.077420
PMID17395838
PMCIDPMC1994177
OpenAlexW2140030627
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited26

Objectives. Acts of suicide are heterogeneous with respect to level of intent. Data on correlates of intent are overwhelmingly from Western samples. We sought to identify correlates of low-intent and high-intent suicide attempts in China. Methods. We compared 277 adult case patients who presented to the emergency department in a rural hospital because of attempted suicide to 277 community control individuals, pair-matched for age, gender, and location of residence. Attempted suicides were stratified into 3 levels of suicide intent: low, intermediate, and high. Paired logistic regression analyses were used to analyze the data. Results. High-intent acts of suicide were associated with major depression, chronic stress, and a relative or associate who had a history of suicidal behavior. These correlates were not associated with low-intent acts of suicide. Conclusions. High-intent acts of suicide in China are the culmination of longstanding difficulties or symptoms including depression, chronic stress, and previous exposure to suicidal behavior. Prevention of high-intent acts of suicide should include a focus on these domains

Depression (economics) · Injury prevention · Logistic regression · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Suicide attempt · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Gerontology