Autori:
DUICA Lavinia, CHIRITA Roxana, TALAU Gheorghe, CHIRITA Vasile
Cuvinte cheie:
risk factors, protective factors, non fatal suicidal acts
Abstract:
Objectives: Descriptive and statistical study of socio-demographic, clinical variables as well as
other factors that circumscribe the appearance conditions of non fatal suicidal acts.
Method: The material of our study consists of 54 patients (50 of them remaining to finish the
study) that address to Psychiatry Hospital from Sibiu / Urgency Department. The evaluation implies
data from psychiatric interview, evaluation scales (The Intent Suicide Scale, Beck Hopelessness Scale,
The Reasons for Life Scale).
Results: The distribution of cases regarding the associated psychopathology is: (1) “Adjustment
disorder with depressed mood” (23.7%);” (2) “Alcohol related disorders” (16.7%); (3) “Mood
disorders” (15.6%); (4) “Psychotic disorders” (9.3%); (5) “Dementia and other organic disease” (5.5%).
The mean of the values of the Intent Suicide Scale as a result of the intrinsic factors of psychiatric
disorders is significant larger (p = 0.002) than that of the patients confronted with psychosocial stress
factors. There is a significant positive correlation between age and the score of the subscale “Child-
Related Concerns” (r = 0.360, p<0.05) and a significant negative correlation between age and the
score of the subscale “Fear of Social Disapproval” (r = - 0.422, p<0.01). There isn’t a significant
difference between the motivation and alcohol consumption that precedes acting non-fatal suicide
(two tailed exact Fisher p=0.028). The mean of the values of the Beck Hopelessness Scale and the
Fear of Suicide at the patients which proclaim the intent of death is significant larger (p = 0.002) than
that of the patients without the intent of death. The mean of the values of the Survival and Coping
Beliefs Subscale at the patients who declare the intent of death is significant smaller (p = 0.003) than
that of the patients without the intent of death.