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How do repeat suicide attempters differ from first timers? An exploratory record based analysis.

Vikas Menon1, Shivanand Kattimani1, Siddharth Sarkar2

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.

Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
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Hopelessness predicts repeat suicide attempts, independent of depression. Identifying this factor is crucial for assessing suicide risk and preventing future attempts in clinical settings.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Repeat suicide attempters may differ significantly from first-time attempters.
  • Identifying repeat attempters is a critical but underutilized clinical variable in suicide prevention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare individuals with a history of multiple suicide attempts against first-time attempters.
  • To identify predictive factors for repeat suicide attempts in a clinical population.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective record-based study conducted at a tertiary care hospital in South India.
  • Compared sociodemographic and clinical parameters of 362 first-time attempters and 61 repeat attempters.
  • Utilized the Beck Hopelessness Scale and logistic regression to identify predictors of repeat attempts.
Keywords:
Attempted suicidecognitiondepressionhopelessnesssuicide

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Main Results:

  • No significant sociodemographic differences were found between the groups.
  • Repeat attempters were more likely to have provided prior indications of their intent.
  • Beck Hopelessness Scale scores significantly predicted repeat suicide attempts (OR = 1.064, P = 0.020).

Conclusions:

  • Hopelessness is an independent predictor of repeat suicide attempts, even in the absence of clinical depression.
  • Assessing hopelessness is vital for evaluating suicide risk and mitigating future attempts.
  • Clinical focus on hopelessness can enhance suicide prevention strategies.