Table 1.
Characteristics of the episode through the investigated period. Results are presented as no. and percentage of episodes.
| 2017 (N = 3641) |
2018 (N = 3638) |
2019 (N = 4489) |
2020 (N = 4291) |
2021 (N = 6528) |
2022 1 (N = 3871) |
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| Type of Suicidal Behavior | ||||||
| Active suicidal ideation without attempt | 1034 (28.4%) | 1226 (33.7%) | 1589 (35.4%) | 1640 (38.22%) | 2818 (43.17%) | 1737 (44.87%) |
| Suicide attempt | 2607 (71.6%) | 2412 (66.3%) | 2900 (64.6%) | 2651 (61.78%) | 3710 (56.83%) | 2134 (55.13%) |
| Suicide Attempt Method 2 | ||||||
| Jumping | 79 (3.03%) | 88 (3.65%) | 99 (3.41%) | 111 (4.19%) | 106 (2.86%) | 54 (2.53%) |
| Hanging | 47 (1.8%) | 53 (2.2%) | 70 (2.41%) | 52 (1.96%) | 63 (1.7%) | 41 (1.92%) |
| Drowning | 8 (0.31%) | 8 (0.33%) | 16 (0.55%) | 13 (0.49%) | 12 (0.32%) | 15 (0.7%) |
| Cutting | 232 (8.9%) | 227 (9.41%) | 284 (9.79%) | 249 (9.39%) | 352 (9.49%) | 176 (8.25%) |
| Self-poisoning with gases and vapors | 21 (0.81%) | 15 (0.62%) | 28 (0.97%) | 25 (0.94%) | 22 (0.59%) | 7 (0.33%) |
| Self-poisoning with solid or liquid substances | 2147 (82.36%) | 1937 (80.31%) | 2292 (79.03%) | 2156 (81.33%) | 3047 (82.13%) | 1751 (82.05%) |
| Firearms or explosives | 3 (0.12%) | 4 (0.17%) | 3 (0.1%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (0.11%) | 2 (0.09%) |
| Other autolytic attempts | 70 (2.69%) | 80 (3.32%) | 108 (3.72%) | 45 (1.7%) | 104 (2.8%) | 88 (4.12%) |
| Patient Destination | ||||||
| Hospital admission | 2929 (80.44%) | 3009 (82.71%) | 4117 (91.71%) | 3787 (88.25%) | 5873 (89.97%) | 3499 (90.39%) |
| Discharge at home | 712 (19.56%) | 629 (17.29%) | 372 (8.29%) | 504 (11.75%) | 655 (10.03%) | 372 (9.61%) |
| MINI Suicidal Risk | ||||||
| High | 2223 (61.05%) | 2117 (58.19%) | 2459 (54.78%) | 2232 (52.02%) | 3114 (47.7%) | 1896 (48.98%) |
| Moderate | 711 (19.53%) | 843 (23.17%) | 1006 (22.41%) | 968 (22.56%) | 1783 (27.31%) | 988 (25.52%) |
| Low | 623 (17.11%) | 611 (16.79%) | 919 (20.47%) | 989 (23.05%) | 1442 (22.09%) | 872 (22.53%) |
| No apparent risk | 84 (2.31%) | 67 (1.84%) | 105 (2.34%) | 102 (2.38%) | 189 (2.9%) | 115 (2.97%) |
| Previous attempt 3 | 1298 (35.65%) | 1327 (36.48%) | 1431 (31.88%) | 1332 (31.04%) | 1806 (27.67%) | 1013 (26.17%) |
| Suicide planning 3 | 686 (18.84%) | 553 (15.2%) | 674 (15.01%) | 592 (13.8%) | 810 (12.41%) | 498 (12.86%) |
| Current alcohol consumption | 640 (17.58%) | 587 (16.14%) | 756 (16.84%) | 696 (16.22%) | 879 (13.47%) | 511 (13.2%) |
| Current drug abuse | 442 (12.14%) | 437 (12.01%) | 550 (12.25%) | 523 (12.19%) | 698 (10.69%) | 391 (10.1%) |
1 The observation period for the year 2022 ends on 30 June 2022. 2 Percentages are over individuals with suicide attempt. 3 As responded to the following items of the 6-item suicidality module of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI): C4 (i.e., In the past months, did you have a suicide plan?) and C6 (i.e., In your lifetime, did you ever made a suicide attempt?).