Who Are Likely to Attempt Suicide again? A Comparative Study between the First and Multiple Timers

Various explanations account for suicide incidents, and some patients continue to attempt afterwards and others never again. The suicide mortality rate increases with the number of serious attempts. The prevention of secondary attempt of suicide should be an important approach to reduce suicide mortality. However, the characteristics of the targeted population of repeated suicide attempters are understudied.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - July 20, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Yanzhang Liu, Jie Zhang, Long Sun Source Type: research