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1993-11-01
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Læknablaðið 1993, 79(9):335-41Abstract
1433 persons who were referred to the psychiatric emergency ward at the Borgarspitalinn Hospital in Reykjavik, in the years 1983-1985, were divided into two groups: parasuicides and others. On the first of december 1991, 11.2% had died in all, which is significantly higher than expected from normal population incidence. The suicide-rate in the parasuicide-group was 3.8%, which is significantly higher than in the other group. Suicide was the most common cause of death in the parasuicide-group, but cardiovascular diseases in the other. The prime method of suicide among males was CO-poisoning, but drowning among females. The highest suicide risk was in the first year after the attempt, where 0.8% of the parasuicide-group committed suicide.Hópi 1433 einstaklinga, sem komu á bráðamóttöku geðdeildar Borgarspítalans á árunum 1983-1985, var skipt í tvennt, eftir því hvort komuástæðan var sjálfsvígstilraun eða ekki. Þann 1. desember 1991 voru 11,2% hópsins látin, sem er marktækt hærri tíðni en í samsvarandi hópi úr almennu þýði. Tíðni sjálfsvíga í sjálfsvígstilraunahópnum var 3,8%, sem var marktækt hærra en í hinum hópnum. Sjálfsvíg var langalgengasta dánarorsökin í sjálfsvígstilraunahópnum en hjarta- og æðasjúkdómar í hinum. Algengustu sjálfsvígsaðferðir voru eitrun með kolmónoxíði hjá körlum og drukknun hjá konum. Úr sjálfsvígstilraunahópnum frömdu 0,8% einstaklinganna sjálfsvíg innan árs.
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