[Epidemiology of attempted suicide].

We studied 153 patients admitted to our observation ward after attempted suicide within the last 12 months. The time of attempt, age and sex distribution, social status, kind of suicide attempt and therapeutic procedures were registered. Our analysis showed, that exogenous factors like weather and season (April, November/December) must be considered as important for the time of suicide attempt. Furthermore we noted, that vacations, young age, isolation and unemployment were conducive to suicide attempt. Geriatric attempted suicides differed from those of other age groups in motivation and methods. They may represent on own entity of disease.