Resource Tag: UNITED STATES. MISSOURI

The study determined whether personality might partially explain associations between sociodemographic factors & self-reported suicide attempts. Data were from a postal survey sent to 912 community residents previously selected at random. In a multiple, logistic-regression analysis constrained to sociodemographic predictors, only young age, female gender, poor self-reported health, & Medicaid status remained as predictors of […]

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This study describes the prevalence & correlates of binge eating disorder as assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire in a survey of 910 randomly ascertained participants. 60 individuals screened positive for current binge eating disorder with men as likely to screen positive as women. These subjects were at substantially elevated odds for depression, generalized anxiety […]

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This document is the final version of SIEC #2005-0667.

This document is an updated draft of the Missouri Suicide Prevention Plan. It outlines the purpose of the Plan & discusses the application of suicide prevention principles to public health policy. It examines the epidemiology of suicide in the United States & Missouri in particular, & sets out the strategic prevention activities which have been […]

Published in “Back to the Future: Refocusing the Image of Suicide,” ed. by J L McIntosh

This report describes the kinds of psychiatric disorders observed in a general hospital population, applying a classificatory scheme that has proven reliable in large groups of patients. The clinical implications accruing from the identification of most of the disorders are presented. Incidence of suicide attempts are discussed. (8 refs)

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This article examines an investigator-designed survey that was used to determine if attendance at specific continuing education programs increased the competence of school nurses. Respondents were queried about the general content of six courses offered by the Missouri Department of Health. Specific content areas included mental health concerns, suicide prevention, diabetes management, asthma, seizure disorders, […]

A study was conducted to characterize a population of cocaine users who were referred to a state psychiatric institution, identify treatment problems including reasons for relapse, & develop strategies to improve treatment outcome. A sample of 80 patients was identified with suicidal ideation or attempt the most common reason for referral. The authors of the […]

Unusual accidental deaths recorded for former public psychiatric patients during a 3-year period in Missouri were compared with data previously published on suicide & undetermined deaths. Demographic & diagnostic data suggested that undetermined deaths resemble suicides, while the remaining unusual accidents do not. For purposes of estimating incidence or prevalence, it is recommended that “undetermined […]

This study analyzed 104 deaths involving phencyclidine (PCP) from 1981 to 1986 in St. Louis, Missouri. 4 of the subjects died from fatal PCP intoication, 81 by homicide, 13 by suicide, 6 from accidental deaths. In 50% of the deaths, other drugs were also detected. A dramatic increase in PCP abuse from 1984 to 1986 […]

This paper studied suicide ideation, chemical dependency & other characteristics of male & female callers expressing suicidal thoughts in rural Missouri. A similar percentage of male & female callers lived alone (~50%), & had previous suicide attempts (~25%). Male & female callers differed in their level of substance abuse (males had higher levels) and reason […]

In an attempt to determine clinical & ecological factors useful in suicide prevention, all suicides occurring in St. Louis & St. Louis County from May/56 – May/57 were investigated. A total of 119 cases were studied from coroners’ records, interviews with significant others & from hospital records. Findings indicated that 98% were clinically ill, 68% […]

The purpose of this study was to make an epidemeological investigation of factors associated with intention-to-die in self-injurious acts, both suicides & attempted suicides, in a general population. Subjects were all attempted suicides (N=692) & suicides (N=115) reported by police during a 2 year period in St. Louis County, Missouri. Multivariate analysis of intention-to-die scales […]

66 females, on probation or parole from a Missouri facility, were the subjects of this study of alcohol misuse & major depressive syndromes. 18 had a history of suicide attempts & either alcohol abuse and/or depression. Results supported previous findings that depression is common among female offenders. The rate of depression among this sample was […]

The American Psychiatric Association’s 1973 decision to eliminate homosexuality as a mental disorder has created interest in the extent to which a person’s sexual orientation continues to be used as the basis for psychiatric diagnosis. Records of 359 patients given a DSM II diagnosis of Homosexuality/Sexual Orientation Disturbance between 1973 & 1979 were obtained from […]