Table 6. Associations of treatment variables with suicide.
| Treatment variable | Suicide group | Control group | P value1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observational status at admission (n) | Constant: 2 | Constant: 6 | 0.78 |
| Intermittent: 19 | Intermittent: 56 | ||
| None: 15 | None: 58 | ||
| Type of follow up after discharge (n) | Inpatient: 10 | Inpatient: 37 | 0.18 |
| Outpatient: 10 | Outpatient: 53 | ||
| Other: 13 | Other: 29 | ||
| N03A antiepileptics at admission (%) | 25.7% | 21.9% | 0.63 |
| N05A antipsychotics at admission (%) | 25.7% | 46.2% | 0.030 |
| N05B anxiolytics at admission (%) | 28.6% | 26.9% | 0.84 |
| N05C hypnotics/ sedatives at admission (%) | 25.7% | 24.4% | 0.87 |
| N06A antidepressants at admission (%) | 51.4% | 31.9% | 0.035 |
| N03A antiepileptics at discharge (%) | 28.1% | 20.0% | 0.32 |
| N05A antipsychotics at discharge (%) | 31.3% | 53.3% | 0.026 |
| N05B anxiolytics at discharge (%) | 21.9% | 25.8% | 0.65 |
| N05C hypnotics/ sedatives at discharge (%) | 28.1% | 24.2% | 0.65 |
| N06A antidepressants at discharge (%) | 53.1% | 37.0% | 0.098 |
| Electroconvulsive treatment | 7.5% | 6.7% | 0.86 |
| Coercive admittance under the Norwegian Mental Health Act (%) | 47.5% | 47.5% | 1.0 |
| Coercive use of medication (%) | 5.0% | 10.0% | 0.33 |
| Coercive use of mechanical constraints (%) | 0% | 10.8% | 0.030 |
| Coercive use of open-area seclusion (%) | 2.5% | 7.5% | 0.26 |
1Chi square tests, p-values are uncorrected for multiple tests.