Risk factors for suicide in depression in Finland: first-hospitalized patients followed up to 24 years

• Published in: Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica Vol. 139; no. 2; pp. 154 - 163
• Main Authors: Aaltonen, K I, Isometsä, E, Sund, R, Pirkola, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2019
• Subjects: Adult; Affective Disorders, Psychotic - epidemiology; Aftercare; Alcoholism - epidemiology; Cause of Death - trends; Clinical Decision Rules; Cohort analysis; Depressive Disorder - complications; Depressive Disorder - diagnosis; Depressive Disorder - psychology; Drug dependence; Female; Finland - epidemiology; Gender differences; Hospitalization; Humans; Inpatients - statistics & numerical data; Male; Mental depression; Middle Aged; Risk Factors; Severity of Illness Index; Sex differences; Sex Factors; Social Class; Statistics; Suicide; Suicide, Attempted - statistics & numerical data; Suicide, Attempted - trends; Suicides & suicide attempts; Finland; cohort studies; risk factors; depression; gender differences; suicide

To examine longitudinally risk factors for suicide in depression, and gender differences in risk factors and suicide methods. We linked data from (i) The Finnish Hospital Discharge Register, (ii) the Census Register of Statistics Finland, and (iii) Statistics Finland's register on causes of dea...