Suicide attempts among Greenlandic forensic psychiatric patients – prevalence and determinants
This nationwide cross-sectional study of the lifetime prevalence and determinants of suicide attempts includes 90% of Greenlandic forensic psychiatric patients. Retrospective data were collected from electronic patient files, court documents, and forensic psychiatric assessments using a coding form...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:201b37d50ea4425b9150449ca2687cbe 2023-05-15T14:52:28+02:00 Suicide attempts among Greenlandic forensic psychiatric patients – prevalence and determinants Christian Jentz Parnuna Heilmann Naaja Nathanielsen Casey Upfold Inaluk Kleist Lisbeth Uhrskov Sørensen 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2022.2037257 https://doaj.org/article/201b37d50ea4425b9150449ca2687cbe EN eng Taylor & Francis Group https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22423982.2022.2037257 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 doi:10.1080/22423982.2022.2037257 2242-3982 https://doaj.org/article/201b37d50ea4425b9150449ca2687cbe International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 81, Iss 1 (2022) Circumpolar arctic mental disorder psychiatry suicide attempt Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2022.2037257 2022-12-31T13:04:16Z This nationwide cross-sectional study of the lifetime prevalence and determinants of suicide attempts includes 90% of Greenlandic forensic psychiatric patients. Retrospective data were collected from electronic patient files, court documents, and forensic psychiatric assessments using a coding form from a similar study. We used unpaired t-tests and chi2 or Fisher’s exact test. The lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts was 36% (n = 32), and no difference in prevalence was found between male and female patients (p = 0.95). Patients having attempted suicide had a higher rate of physical abuse in childhood (p = 0.04), family history of substance misuse (p = 0.007), and criminal convictions among family members (p = 0.03) than patients who had never attempted suicide. Women primarily used self-poisoning in their latest suicide attempts (67%), whereas men more often used sharp objects or a firearm (42%). Over a third of Greenlandic forensic patients have attempted suicide at some point in their life, and patients with traumatic childhood experiences are at higher risk of suicidal behaviour. It is not possible to conclude whether the lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts among Greenlandic forensic patients is comparable to that of other high-risk groups in other Arctic regions due to methodological differences among the very few other comparable studies. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health greenlandic International Journal of Circumpolar Health Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic International Journal of Circumpolar Health 81 1 |
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This nationwide cross-sectional study of the lifetime prevalence and determinants of suicide attempts includes 90% of Greenlandic forensic psychiatric patients. Retrospective data were collected from electronic patient files, court documents, and forensic psychiatric assessments using a coding form from a similar study. We used unpaired t-tests and chi2 or Fisher’s exact test. The lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts was 36% (n = 32), and no difference in prevalence was found between male and female patients (p = 0.95). Patients having attempted suicide had a higher rate of physical abuse in childhood (p = 0.04), family history of substance misuse (p = 0.007), and criminal convictions among family members (p = 0.03) than patients who had never attempted suicide. Women primarily used self-poisoning in their latest suicide attempts (67%), whereas men more often used sharp objects or a firearm (42%). Over a third of Greenlandic forensic patients have attempted suicide at some point in their life, and patients with traumatic childhood experiences are at higher risk of suicidal behaviour. It is not possible to conclude whether the lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts among Greenlandic forensic patients is comparable to that of other high-risk groups in other Arctic regions due to methodological differences among the very few other comparable studies. |
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Christian Jentz Parnuna Heilmann Naaja Nathanielsen Casey Upfold Inaluk Kleist Lisbeth Uhrskov Sørensen |
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Suicide attempts among Greenlandic forensic psychiatric patients – prevalence and determinants |
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Suicide attempts among Greenlandic forensic psychiatric patients – prevalence and determinants |
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Suicide attempts among Greenlandic forensic psychiatric patients – prevalence and determinants |
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Suicide attempts among Greenlandic forensic psychiatric patients – prevalence and determinants |
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Suicide attempts among Greenlandic forensic psychiatric patients – prevalence and determinants |
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suicide attempts among greenlandic forensic psychiatric patients – prevalence and determinants |
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