Are risk factors for suicide universal? A case-control study in India
Are risk factors for suicide universal? A case-control study in India
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb00985.x
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发表时间：
1999-06-01
影响因子：
6.7
通讯作者：
Rajkumar, S
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作者：
Vijayakumar, L;Rajkumar, S
目的：印度的大多数自杀发生在年轻人中。印度的社会、宗教和文化与西方有很大的不同。本研究的目的是确定自杀既遂的危险因素。方法：采用“心理尸检”技术进行了一项基于人群的病例对照研究。总共研究了100名自杀未遂者和100名社区对照者。危险因素的比值比为19.5（CI，7.32-73.35）存在轴I障碍，12.75精神病理学家族史（CI，4.69-48.59）和15.1（CI，2.4-93.9）。结论：轴I障碍的存在，精神病理学家族史和最近的生活事件都被发现是显着的危险因素。这些发现表明，自杀未遂的风险因素在不同国家和文化中具有普遍性。
Objective: The majority of suicides in India occur in the young. Indian society, religion and culture are very different to those in the West. The aim of the present study was to identify the risk factors for completed suicide.Method: A population-based case-control study employing the 'psychological autopsy' technique was conducted. In total, 100 completed suicides and 100 neighbourhood controls were studied.Results: The odds ratios for the risk factors were 19.5 (CI, 7.32-73.35) for presence of an Axis I disorder, 12.75 (CI, 4.69-48.59) for family history of psychopathology and 15.1 (CI, 2.4-93.9) for life events in the previous month.Conclusion: The presence of an Axis I disorder, family history of psychopathology and recent life events were all found to be significant risk factors. These findings suggest that risk factors for completed suicide are universal across countries and cultures.