Resource Tag: SWEDEN

Associations between intelligence quotients measured in early adulthood & subsequent hospital admissions for attempted suicide were explored. The role of psychosis was explored. Associations of intelligence quotient with specific methods of attempted suicide were explored. A cohort study of 1,109,475 Swedish men was conducted. 17,736 men had at least one hospital admission for attempted suicide […]

The predictive value of a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder was compared to the predictive value of a history of childhood sexual abuse in terms of outcome 7 years later in Swedish patients admitted for parasuicide. Univariate regression analysis showed higher odds ratios for borderline personality disorder, female gender, & childhood sexual abuse regarding prolonged […]

To find prevention strategies, the authors explored the circumstances of unnatural deaths among members of reindeer-herding Sami families in Sweden. Data were retrieved for 1961-2001; 158 unnatural deaths were identified & examined in detail. Transport-related deaths & suicides were the most common unnatural deaths in this population. Suicides contributed to 23 percent of all deaths. […]

Suicide was studied among all 1943 male criminal offenders in Sweden who had undergone a major forensic psychiatric examination 1988-1991, with special reference to offenders with personality disorders. The cohort was followed until the end of 1995. 50 individuals died by suicide during the follow-up period. The standardised mortality ratio among personality-disordered offenders was 1212. […]

A Swedish translation of the Reason for Living Inventory was examined for psychometric properties, reliability, latent structure, & convergent validity in a Swedish general population. The Inventory was distributed to 1366 randomly selected subjects aged 20-65 years in the county of Ostergotland. The results were based on 506 complete replies. The intercorrelations between the scales […]

This study examined whether altered prescription patterns are associated with changes in the rates of drug-related suicides in Swedish elderly. An ecological study was performed in which rates of suicide by drug poisoning were related to prescription sales of different psychotropic drugs. Rates of suicide using benzodiazepines increased despite decreasing prescription sales. Decreasing tricyclic antidepressant […]

29 key persons from 11 psychiatric intervention clinics in Stockholm County attended a postgraduate education programme in suicide prevention. In 9 clinics, a wide range of activities had been implemented as a result of the programme. The key people seemed to have succeeded in pinpointing the key elements in suicide prevention – the need for […]

This study compared attitudes towards suicide among regional politicians in Austria, Hungary, Lithuania, Norway, & Sweden. The Attitudes Towards Suicide questionnaire was used. Results indicated the acceptance of suicide was higher among Lithuanian, Hungarian, & Austrian politicians (high suicide rate, no national prevention strategies) than among Norwegian & Swedish politicians (relatively low suicide rates, national […]

This study investigated the suicide rate among former Swedish peacekeeping personnel. The authors compared 39,768 former peacekeepers to the general Swedish populaton. A lower number of suicides was found among former peacekeepers than in the general population. Unique problems associated with this research area are discussed. (30 refs.) JA

The risk of attempted suicide before, during, & after treatment with isotretinoin for severe acne was analyzed in a retrospective cohort study of 5,756 Swedish patients, aged 15-49 years. Standardised incident ratios were calculated up to 3 years before, during, & up to 15 years after the end of treatment. 128 patients were admitted to […]

This study tested, on the individual level, the hypothesis that treatment with antidepressant medication has been a substantially contributing cause of the decrease in suicide. Time trends in the detection of antidepressants & 5 control medications in the forensic toxicological screening of 16,937 suicides & 33,426 controls in Sweden, 1995-2005, were analyzed. The expected number […]

This study examined the association between cannabis use & suicide. A longitudinal study investigated 50,087 men conscripted for Swedish military service, with cannabis use measured non-anonymously at conscription. Suicides during 33 years of follow-up were identified by linkage with the National Cause of Death Register. There were 600 suicides or deaths from undeteremined causes. Cannabis […]

Cox regressions were used to calculate interaction effects of gender for childhood & parental risk factors for 8815 suicides in a national cohort of 2.47 million Swedish people born between 1946-1968. Low parental socioeconomic status increased suicide risk only for men while living in a metropolitan area increased the risk only for women. Parental psychotic […]

Social, psychological, & psychiatric characteristics were compared in Swedish suicide attempters, 70 years & older, & a representative population sample. 103 of 140 individuals who had sought hospital treatment after a suicide attempt participated & were compared with gender & age-matched subjects. Factors associated with attempted suicide included being unmarried, living alone, low education level, […]

This study investigated the long-term suicide risk in schizophrenia spectrum psychoses in relation to gender. A cohort from 1973-1987 of 385 inpatients with schizophrenia spectrum psychoses in Stockholm were followed up for cause of death in 2006. 26 suicides occurred during the follow-up. There was no significant difference in suicide mortality between men & women. […]

This study examined whether a history of hyperthyroidism implies an increased risk of suicide. A historic cohort study of 43,633 patients treated with radioiodine or surgery between 1950-2005 was done. Two comparison cohorts consisted of 44,921 patients with an operation for atoxic nodular goitre between 1964-2005 & 354,861 patients with a cholecystectomy between 1965-2001. The […]

The authors explored body mass index-attempted suicide associations in a cohort of 1,133,019 Swedish men born between 1950-1976, with body mass index measured in early adulthood. During a mean follow-up of 23.9 years, 18,277 men had at least 1 hospital admission for attempted suicide. After adjustment for confounding factors, there was a stepwise, linear decrease […]

The role of severe depression in suicide & undetermined deaths was evaluated. The Lundby Study is a prospective, longitudinal study of 3563 subjects. In a long-term follow-up, 1947-2006, there were 66 suicide cases including 19 undetermined deaths. Depression & alcoholism were, as expected, the major contributors to suicide. Severe depression with psychotic &/or melancholic features […]

This study examined whether the rapid increase in sales of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors & the corresponding decline in tricyclic antidepressants in the period 1990-1998 were associated with a decline in suicide rates in Denmark, Finland, Norway, & Sweden. Aggregated suicide rates for 1975-2006 were obtained & the sales figures for antidepressants were provided from […]

This project studied the genetic profile of individuals with regard to the presence of CYP2D6 & CYP2C19 genes in 242 cases of fatal intoxication, 262 suicides (intoxications excluded), & 212 natural deaths. PCR, followed by pyrosequencing, was used for all the analyses. It was found that, among those who died by suicide, there was a […]

This study sought to estimate standardised mortality ratios & to investigate potential prognostic factors in anorexia nervosa. 6009 women who had had inpatient treatment for anorexia nervosa were followed-up retrospectively using Swedish registers. The overall standardised mortality ratio was 6.2. Anorexia nervosa, psychoactive substance use & suicide had the highest standardised mortality ratios. 84 deaths […]

Suicide ideation & communications were examined in 89 suicide victims with a primary severe depression & matched controls. A blind record evaluation was performed, including scores on Beck’s Scale for Suicidal Ideation & additional items apart from that scale. There was no relation between high scores on the Beck’s scale & completed suicide. Among males, […]

Age- & method-specific suicide rates for women in South Korea, Taiwan, Sweden, & the United States in 2002 were calculated & compared. Hanging, firearms, & jumping from a height were classified as violent suicide methods. Poisoning suicides were further classified according to use of drugs, gases, pesticides, & other agents. Half of Taiwanese & American […]