Resource Tag: BELGIUM

Background: Belgium is a country with a high suicide rate (19.1/100,000 in 2004), and railway suicide poses a substantial safety and public health problem. This problem was addressed by the Suicide Prevention Unit of Infrabel (Manager of the Belgian Railway Infrastructure), which collects relevant data and implements a prevention program. Aims: To present data on fatal and nonfatal […]

Background: Suicide is a leading cause of mortality in prisoners worldwide, yet empirical data on this matter are lacking in Belgium. Aims: This study sought to describe characteristics associated with a consecutive series of suicides in Belgian prisons from 2000 to 2016 inclusive, in order to inform suicide prevention strategies. Method: All documented cases of suicide (N = 262) were reviewed […]

The aim of this study was (1) to estimate the incidence of suicidal behavior, i.e., suicide and suicide attempts, among Belgian general practice patients in 2007-2008 and to estimate trends since previous surveillance periods, i.e., 1991-1993 and 2000-2001; and (2) to investigate characteristics of actors, acts, and first care delivery. Data were collected by the […]

Contains list of ‘The rights of suicide survivors’

An ecological study of age-standardized suicide rates in Belgian communities (1996Ð2005) was conducted using spatial regression techniques. Community characteristics were significantly related to suicide rates. There was mixed support for the social integration perspective: single person households were associated with higher suicide rates, while religious participation was unrelated and both immigration and the presence of […]

This study examined differences in personality, coping skills, & select psychopathology symptoms in Belgian psychiatric patients with & without non-suicidal self-injury &/or suicide attempts. Data was collected in a sample of 128 psychiatric patients by means of self-report questionnaires. Results support a continuum of self-harm such that patients with both non-suicidal self-injury & suicide attempts […]

This comparative longitudinal study investigated aftercare & compliance of attempted suicide patients after standardized psychosocial assessment. Structured interviews were conducted 1 month & 6 months after an index suicide attempt. Assessment was associated with more frequent discussion of treatment options with the patient at the hospital & a shorter interval between discharge & contacting the […]

The scarce empirical research into maternal filicide-suicide has resulted in a number of descriptive risk factors for the offender. The aim of this paper is to highlight the interaction amongst these risk factors via a case study of a woman who survived a filicide-suicide the child also survived. The authors conclude that in order to […]

The association of adjustment disorders (with depressed mood) & suicide in adolescents was investigated by means of a psychological autopsy study. Relatives & other informants of 19 Belgian suicide victims were interviewed. Differences in the duration of the suicidal process between suicide victims diagnosed with adjustment disorder & suicide cases diagnosed with other psychiatric disorders […]

The risk of attempted suicide & the effect of potential risk factors on the ocurrence of suicidal ideation & behaviour was examined among Belgian homosexual youth. A questionnaire was used with a general population sample of homosexual or bisexual young people & a control sample of school pupils. A 2-fold increased risk of ideation was […]

19 adolescent suicides were investigated using psychological autopsies. All adolescents had one or more mental disorders at time of their death; almost half were diagnosed with personality disorders. Adjustment disorders were diagnosed in one-firth of the sample, which appears to be relevant given the multiple life events & other psychosocial problems which the adolescents were […]

A case of attempted maternal-filial suicide is discussed from the perspective of trauma, emotional regulation, & defense mechanisms. Case details which include childhood sexual abuse, observed parental violence, & emotional neglect allow for an illustration of the impact of childhood family experiences on adult intimacy & coping patterns. Domestic violence & the perception of protection […]

This article describes the results of a 9-year monitoring study of suicide attempts in adolescents & young adults referred to the emergency department of the Gent University Hospital, Belgium. Attempted suicide rates declined from 1996-2001, & then rose until 2004, but did not exceed previous rates. There was a preponderance of female attempters, except for […]

This report aims at improving the understanding of depression, depressiveness, & suicide in Belgium. Several areas are proposed in which to focus first & in which it would be useful to develop new models or optimize the facilities currently being used. Epidemiological data is provided & general observations are made about risk & protective factors, […]

The association between repetition of suicide attempts & sociodemographic & psychopathological characteristics of patients during a 5-year follow-up were examined. Participants were 874 suicide attempters referred to the University Hospital of Ghent. 361 patients were available for follow-up analysis. Within 5 years, 29.2% of those admitted for an index suicide attempt repeated non-fatal suicidal behaviour. […]

The legal status of physician-assisted suicide in Belgian law is ambiguous. The author of this article asserts that by not regulating physician-assisted suicide in the Act on Euthanasia of May 2002 the Belgian legislature missed an historical chance to clarify the legal status of this practice.

Published in “The Suicidal Process: Challenges for Treatment and Prevention”

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Published in “The Suicidal Process: Challenges for Treatment and Prevention”

Published in “The Suicidal Process: Challenges for Treatment and Prevention”

Published in “The Suicidal Process: Challenges for Treatment and Prevention”

Published in “The Suicidal Process: Challenges for Treatment and Prevention”