Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the total sample (N = 225).
| Gender (female), N (%) | 170 (75.6) |
|---|---|
| Age, N (%) | |
| <40 years | 82 (36.4) |
| 40–60 years | 72 (32.0) |
| >60 years | 71 (31.6) |
| Education level, N (%): | |
| Primary school (1–5 years of school) | 9 (4.0) |
| Secondary school (6–8 years of school) | 66 (29.3) |
| High school (9–13 years of school) | 112 (49.8) |
| Graduation and post (>14 years of school) | 38 (16.9) |
| Marital status, N (%) | |
| Unmarried | 109 (48.4) |
| Married | 43 (19.1) |
| Separated/divorced | 47 (20.9) |
| Widowed | 26 (11.6) |
| Working status, N (%) | |
| Unemployed | 150 (66.7) |
| Employed | 75 (33.3) |
| Primary diagnosis, N (%): | |
| Bipolar and related disorders | 72 (32.0) |
| Schizophrenia and related disorders | 21 (9.3) |
| Depressive disorders | 72 (32.0) |
| Others | 60 (26.7) |
| Lethality of suicide attempt, N (%) | |
| High-lethality suicide attempt | 67 (29.8) |
| Low-lethality suicide-attempt | 158 (70.2) |
| Modality of suicide attempt, N (%) | |
| Drug intoxication | 147 (65.3) |
| Cuts | 35 (15.6) |
| Defenestration | 17 (7.6) |
| Weapon | 1 (0.4) |
| Stabbing | 3 (1.3) |
| Burn/gas/caustic | 14 (6.2) |
| Strangling | 8 (3.6) |