Table 2.
Details of suicide attempts and completed suicides by sex and by timing of events in relation to treatment
| Ever before treatment | During treatment plus 1 year | >1-15 years after treatment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| Suicide attempts | ||||||
| No of patients | 15 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 32 |
| Age (years) at first event: | ||||||
| Mean | 23.2 | 26.0 | 25.6 | 27.4 | 32.3 | 33.7 |
| Median (interquartile range) | 22 (19-25) | 27 (19-33) | 24 (19-29) | 26 (19-35) | 32 (27-36) | 33 (28-39) |
| Range | 15-44 | 15-38 | 18-43 | 17-42 | 18-48 | 19-49 |
| Method*: | ||||||
| Non-violent | 12 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 28 |
| Violent | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Completed suicides | ||||||
| No of patients | NA | NA | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 |
| Age (years) at suicide: | ||||||
| Mean | NA | NA | 32.7 | NA | 33.5 | 35.6 |
| Median (interquartile range) | NA | NA | 23; 37; 38† | NA | 32 (29-41) | 37 (31-40) |
| Range | NA | NA | 23-38 | NA | 21-46 | 25-45 |
| Method*: | ||||||
| Non-violent | NA | NA | 1 | NA | 8 | 1 |
| Violent | NA | NA | 2 | NA | 6 | 6 |
NA=not applicable.
*Non-violent=poisoning, overdose; violent=cut/stab, jump, drowning, gas, firearm, suffocation.
†Actual ages of three patients who committed suicide.