Dr. Adams
08-06-2010, 11:56 AM
"The method used in an initial suicide attempt influences the risk for a later successful suicide, with those who attempt suicide by hanging, drowning, shooting by firearm, jumping, or gassing most likely to succeed on subsequent attempts.
...people who attempt suicide by these highly lethal methods are likely to choose the same method on subsequent attempts.
(In the study) Attempted suicide by poisoning was the most common method, used by 83.8% of attempters, and was linked to most later successful suicides.
However, the highest relative risk for eventual successful suicide was found for those in whom the index attempt was by hanging, strangulation, or suffocation.
As in previous studies, successful suicide was particularly common during the first year after the index attempt...and suggests possible benefits of more focused aftercare during the first few years after admission to hospital.
Most of those who successfully committed suicide used the same method as they did at the index ...aftercare for suicide attempters is often based on estimates of suicidal intent...The new data, “strongly indicate that such assessments should also be guided by the method used.”
BMJ. 2010;340:c3222. July 13, 2010
...people who attempt suicide by these highly lethal methods are likely to choose the same method on subsequent attempts.
(In the study) Attempted suicide by poisoning was the most common method, used by 83.8% of attempters, and was linked to most later successful suicides.
However, the highest relative risk for eventual successful suicide was found for those in whom the index attempt was by hanging, strangulation, or suffocation.
As in previous studies, successful suicide was particularly common during the first year after the index attempt...and suggests possible benefits of more focused aftercare during the first few years after admission to hospital.
Most of those who successfully committed suicide used the same method as they did at the index ...aftercare for suicide attempters is often based on estimates of suicidal intent...The new data, “strongly indicate that such assessments should also be guided by the method used.”
BMJ. 2010;340:c3222. July 13, 2010