Gender differences in adolescents and young adults with suicidal behaviour

Wunderlich, U.; Bronisch, Thomas; Wittchen, Hans‐Ulrich; Carter, Rob

doi:10.1034/j.1600-0447.2001.00432.x

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“…It was indicated in various studies that were conducted in our country that generally young and female populations attempt suicide. When we analyzed suicide cases in terms of genders, we found that higher rates of suicide were observed in females, which were consistent with the generally conducted studies (5,7,9,11,18,23,25,26). We considered that the reason for more females attempting suicide was that they are emotionally more fragile than men and have a higher tendency to attract attention and obtain secondary gains because of their social positions within the community.…”

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Retrospective Analysis of Suicide Attempt with Analgesics

Ekingen¹,

Göktekin²,

Ardıç³

et al. 2015

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Aim: This study aims to determine the sociodemographic characteristics of and the type of analgesics taken by patients who were admitted to our emergency service for attempting suicide by taking an analgesic. Materials and Methods:Records of 201 patients, who were admitted to our emergency service as a result of getting suicide purpose medicine as long as eight years, were retrospectively assessed. Results:In this study, it was determined that 210 patients took analgesics for suicide purpose. Of these, 71.1% were females. Of all patients, 49.2% were single, 48.8% were married, and 2% were divorced. The frequency of suicide attempt between the ages of 15 and 24 years was higher (56.7%). It was determined that 157 (78.1%) patients attempted suicide for drawing attention. It was decided that patients were mostly admitted to the emergency service between 21:00 and 24:00 h after taking the drug. Furthermore, it was determined that as an analgesic type, paracetamol and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) were most frequently taken. The number of suicide attempts with multiple drugs was higher than that with a single drug (57.7%). While 103 (51.24%) patients were discharged after emergency service intervention, 73 (36.3%) patients were admitted to various clinics. Conclusion:In emergency services, the most frequently observed the suicide method was taking drugs. Moreover, in the medicines analgesic intake frequency takes an important place within the drugs. Analgesics, particularly derivatives, including paracetamol and NSAID, were the preferred drug group in suicide attempts because of their easy availability in society. (Eurasian J Emerg Med 2015; 14: 172-6)

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confidence: 77%

Retrospective Analysis of Suicide Attempt with Analgesics

Ekingen¹,

Göktekin²,

Ardıç³

et al. 2015

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“…Moreover, elevated IL-13 in suicide women was observed but the differences were not significant. The finding of increased IL-13 in suicide men may be related to several other factors including those related to the reported gender effects in suicidal behavior (43,44) and the specific functions of this cytokine (45). In this regard, it should be highlighted that while there is abundant information about gender differences in suicide risk factors and suicidal behavior, to our knowledge, postmortem studies have not reported major neurochemical or gene expression differences between the brain of suicides women and men.…”

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Elevated cytokine expression in the orbitofrontal cortex of victims of suicide

Tonelli

Stiller

Rujescu

et al. 2007

Acta Psychiatr Scand

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Objective-Based on the reported association between cytokines with depression and suicide, and evidence of increased markers of inflammation in the brain of suicide victims, the present study examined the expression of cytokines in the orbitofrontal cortex of suicide victims.Method-In a postmortem sample obtained from the Brodman area 11 of suicides (n = 34) and controls (n = 17), real-time RT-PCR was used to compare the expression of mRNA species for tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-1β, 4, 5, 6, and 13.Results-Increased expression of IL-4 was found in women suicide victims and IL-13 in men suicide victims. Elevated but not significant cytokine expression was also observed for TNF-α in women suicide victims. • Limited information on psychiatric diagnoses and blood toxicology in the suicide group. Conclusion-To NIH Public Access

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“…Sex differences in suicidal behavior have long been recognized (1)(2)(3)(4)(5). Studies have shown that men have higher suicide rates (1), while women are at higher risk for suicide attempts (2, 5).…”

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Sex Differences in Clinical Predictors of Suicidal Acts After Major Depression: A Prospective Study

Oquendo¹,

Bongiovi-Garcia²,

Galfalvy³

et al. 2007

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Objective-Whether sex differences exist in clinical risk factors associated with suicidal behavior is unknown. The authors postulated that among men with a major depressive episode, aggression, hostility, and history of substance misuse increase risk for future suicidal behavior, while depressive symptoms, childhood history of abuse, fewer reasons for living, and borderline personality disorder do so in depressed women.Method-Patients with DSM-III-R major depression or bipolar disorder seeking treatment for a major depressive episode (N=314) were followed for 2 years. Putative predictors were tested with Cox proportional hazards regression analysis.Results-During follow-up, 16.6% of the patients attempted or committed suicide. Family history of suicidal acts, past drug use, cigarette smoking, borderline personality disorder, and early parental separation each more than tripled the risk of future suicidal acts in men. For women, the risk for future suicidal acts was sixfold greater for prior suicide attempters; each past attempt increased future risk threefold. Suicidal ideation, lethality of past attempts, hostility, subjective depressive symptoms, fewer reasons for living, comorbid borderline personality disorder, and cigarette smoking also increased the risk of future suicidal acts for women.Conclusions-These findings suggest that the importance of risk factors for suicidal acts differs in depressed men and women. This knowledge may improve suicide risk evaluation and guide future research on suicide assessment and prevention.Sex differences in suicidal behavior have long been recognized (1)(2)(3)(4)(5). Studies have shown that men have higher suicide rates (1), while women are at higher risk for suicide attempts (2, 5). Possible explanations include differences in the propensity to use lethal means, suicidal intent, and the use of substances within the context of suicidal behavior (3, 6).Few cross-sectional studies have compared sex differences in the characteristics of suicide attempters. Adolescent male suicide victims are more likely to have conduct and substance use disorders, while female adolescents more frequently suffer from mood or anxiety disorders and have attempted suicide before (6). Among adolescents and young adults (2), female attempters were more likely to have posttraumatic stress disorder; attempts by males were more often triggered by financial problems. Four prospective studies (7-10) have compared risk factors for suicidal behavior in the two genders. Two studies of overlapping study groups examined 1,026 depressed melancholic inpatients and showed that, compared to matched depressed comparison subjects, female suicide victims more often were unmarried, were noncompliant with treatment, and had previously attempted suicide, while NIH-PA Author ManuscriptNIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author Manuscript suicide in men was related to heredity for psychosis and brittle or sensitive personality (7,9). Another multisite prospective study of 3,130 teenagers assessed anger at oneself, ...

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Gender differences in adolescents and young adults with suicidal behaviour

Abstract: A higher rate of anxiety in female suicide attempters results probably as a consequence of sexual abuse, which in turn makes them more vulnerable than males for attempting suicide between the age of 14-17.

Cited by 133 publications

References 17 publications

Retrospective Analysis of Suicide Attempt with Analgesics

Retrospective Analysis of Suicide Attempt with Analgesics

Elevated cytokine expression in the orbitofrontal cortex of victims of suicide

Sex Differences in Clinical Predictors of Suicidal Acts After Major Depression: A Prospective Study

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