Lee Edwin, Leung Chi-Ming
Department of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong.
Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2008 Nov-Dec;30(6):561-3. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2008.09.001. Epub 2008 Oct 5.
This naturalistic retrospective cohort study explored the demographic and clinical factors associated with psychiatric and medical morbidities among patients with suicide attempts by burning charcoal.
We conducted a follow-up study of 69 cases with charcoal-burning suicide attempts in two general hospitals. The associations between demographic, clinical characteristics and outcomes were analyzed.
The presence of past psychiatric treatment, past history of suicide attempt and physical complications were associated with the occurrence of psychiatric morbidity after the index suicide attempt. Loss of consciousness and abnormal blood acidity were associated with medical morbidity after the index admission.
Psychiatric and medical morbidities are common among charcoal-burning suicide attempts and identified clinical factors associated with these problems may be useful in its management.
本自然主义回顾性队列研究探讨了烧炭自杀未遂患者中与精神疾病和躯体疾病相关的人口统计学和临床因素。
我们对两家综合医院的69例烧炭自杀未遂病例进行了随访研究。分析了人口统计学、临床特征与结局之间的关联。
既往接受过精神科治疗、既往自杀未遂史和躯体并发症与首次自杀未遂后精神疾病的发生有关。意识丧失和血液酸度异常与首次入院后的躯体疾病有关。
精神疾病和躯体疾病在烧炭自杀未遂者中很常见，识别与这些问题相关的临床因素可能有助于对其进行管理。
