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Risk factors for suicide in Hungary: a case-control study
Kitty Almasi1, Nora Belso, Navneet Kapur
1In and Outpatient Department of Psychiatry, No III, National Institute for Psychiatry and Neurology, Budapest, Hungary. almasi@externet.hu
BMC Psychiatry
|July 30, 2009
Summary
Suicide in Hungary is linked to individual factors and societal changes. Addressing psychiatric disorders and self-harm could further reduce suicide rates.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Sociology
- Public Health
Background:
- Hungary historically faced high suicide rates.
- Significant socio-economic shifts occurred post-1990.
- The study investigates suicide antecedents in this context.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify risk factors for suicide in Hungary.
- To explore links between suicide and socio-economic restructuring.
- To compare Hungarian suicide risk factors with Western studies.
Main Methods:
- Controlled psychological autopsy study.
- Interviews with informants for 194 suicide cases and 194 controls.
- Data collected in Budapest and Pest County (2002-2004).
Main Results:
- Demographic/clinical factors (unmarried, low education, self-harm history, affective/personality disorders, adverse life events) were associated with suicide.
- Socio-economic factors (unemployment, work prospect concerns, living standard changes, religious practice) also correlated with suicide.
- Only 20% of depressed suicide cases received antidepressants.
Conclusions:
- Hungarian suicide rates are declining.
- Individual and societal factors contribute to suicide risk.
- Improved psychiatric care and self-harm management can lower suicide rates.
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