Suicide Behaviors in Adult Inpatients with Mental Disorders in Beijing, China

Qi Gao, Hua Fan, Fei Di, Xue Xia, Haiying Long and Huiping Zhu
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Qi Gao: School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, 10 Xitoutiao, Youanmenwai, Beijing 100069, China
Hua Fan: Department of Psychiatry, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100088, China
Fei Di: Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
Xue Xia: School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, 10 Xitoutiao, Youanmenwai, Beijing 100069, China
Haiying Long: Department of Psychiatry, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100088, China
Huiping Zhu: School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, 10 Xitoutiao, Youanmenwai, Beijing 100069, China

IJERPH, 2017, vol. 14, issue 3, 1-12

Abstract: Background : This study examined the tendency and suicidal behavior rates of Chinese adult inpatients with different types of mental disorders from 2010 to 2015. The aim was to provide some interesting clues for further studies. Methods : Adult patients with mental disorders who were hospitalized in Beijing Anding hospital from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2015 were included. Chi-square tests were used to compare the difference among inpatients with mental disorders by gender and year. Frequency, trend and suicidal behavior rates of inpatients with mental disorders were graphed. Results : A total of 17,244 psychiatric adult inpatients were included in our study. About 53.2% of the inpatients had mood disorders, followed by schizophrenia, which accounted for 34.6%. The proportion of female inpatients with mental disorders was larger than that of males (52.6% to 47.4%). Of the total, 3296 psychiatric inpatients were recognized as having suicidal behaviors. The rate of suicidal behavior among all inpatients was 19.1%, and it varied over the years. The suicidal behavior rate of female inpatients with mood disorders was much higher than that of the corresponding male inpatients. Conclusions : The presence of suicidal behavior varied among people with different types of mental disorders. For each type of mental illness, identifying the risk of specific suicide behavior would help tailor-make preventive efforts accordingly.

Keywords: suicide; Chinese subjects; psychiatry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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