The prevalence of suicidal behaviour and its correlation with certain sociodemographic variables in Sivas province

Polatöz, Özden; Kuğu, Nesim; Doğan, Orhan; Akyüz, Gamze

doi:10.5350/dajpn2011240102t

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“…There have been two studies that have used the SBQ-R to assess suicidality in the general population 30 . The prevalence of suicide risk in both of our samples far exceeds the prevalence observed in the general population studies of 4.6% 31,32 at its highest. This high suicide risk may be a consequence of the high prevalence of depression in our sample, which could therefore be reduced by ameliorating depressive symptoms, though this relationship requires testing.…”

Section: Clinical Cut-offscontrasting

confidence: 76%

Nationwide assessment of the mental health of UK Doctoral Researchers

Hazell¹,

Niven²,

Chapman³

et al. 2021

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Doctoral Researchers (DRs) are an important part of the academic community and, after graduating, make substantial social and economic contributions. Despite this importance, DR wellbeing has long been of concern. Recent studies have concluded that DRs may be particularly vulnerable to poor mental health problems, but direct comparisons of the prevalence of mental health problems between them and a control group is lacking. Here, by comparing DRs with educated working controls, we show that DRs report significantly greater anxiety and depression, and that this difference is not explained by a higher rate of pre-existing mental health problems. Moreover, most DRs perceive poor mental health as a ‘normal’ part of the PhD process. Thus, our findings suggest a hazardous impact of PhD study on mental health, with DRs being particularly at risk of developing common mental health problems. This provides an evidence-based mandate for universities and funders to reflect upon practices related to DR training and mental health. Our attention should now be directed towards understanding what factors may explain heightened anxiety and depression among DRs so as to inform preventative measures and interventions.

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Section: Clinical Cut-offscontrasting

confidence: 76%

Nationwide assessment of the mental health of UK Doctoral Researchers

Hazell¹,

Niven²,

Chapman³

et al. 2021

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“…It is a known fact that suicide behavior varies in different cultures. 14 Two separate studies conducted in similar designs, revealed the prevalences of lifetime suicide attempt in Turkey (3.5%) and in the USA (4.6%), concurring with the general belief on the lower rates of suicide attempt in Turkey compared to Western countries, 1 , 15 In 2 studies conducted with similar methods, lifetime suicide attempt rate was 3.5% in Turkey 15 and 4.6% in USA. 1 This result is reported to be affected from some cultural factors such as strong familial bonds, as well as religious factors.…”

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confidence: 52%

Suicide attempts and clinical features of bipolar patients

Berkol¹,

Islam²,

Kırlı³

et al. 2016

SMJ

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Objectives:To identify clinical predictors of suicide attempts in patients with bipolar disorder.Methods:This study included bipolar patients who were treated in the Psychiatry Department, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, between 2013 and 2014; an informed consent was obtained from the participants. Two hundred and eighteen bipolar patients were assessed by using the structured clinical interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DSM-IV) Axis-I (SCID-I) in order to detect all possible psychiatric comorbid diagnoses. Clinical predictors of suicide attempts were examined in attempters and non-attempters. The study design was retrospective.Results:The lifetime suicide attempt rate for the entire sample was 19.2%. Suicide attempters with bipolar disorder had more lifetime comorbidity of eating disorder. Female gender and family history of mood disorder were significant predictors for suicide attempts. There was no difference between groups in terms of bipolar disorder subtype, onset age of bipolar disorder, total number of episodes, first and predominant episode type, suicide history in first degree relatives, severity of episodes, and hospitalization and being psychotic.Conclusion:Our study revealed that female gender, family history of mood disorder, and eating disorder are more frequent in bipolar patients with at least one suicide attempt.

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“…We assessed 29 (78%) studies to be of high [30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43] or acceptable [44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58] quality (Table 3). Eight studies [59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66] were of low quality due to problems with risk of bias: performance, attrition and detection bias (interrupted-time series); selection bias, unclear case definitions, detection bias, lack of adjustment for confounding factors (case-control studies); detection bias, lack of adjustment for confounding factors (cross sectional and ecological studies).…”

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confidence: 99%