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- Title
Evaluation of dissociative experience and suicide risk in a clinical sample with early traumatic life events.
- Authors
Erbuto, D.; Ricci, F.; Innamorati, M.; Migliorati, M.; Bellini, S.; Giordano, G.; Pompili, M.
- Abstract
Introduction Dissociative experiences are related with an higher suicide risk in subjects with specific early traumatic life events. Objectives To evaluate the relation between trauma, hopelessness, dissociative experiences and suicide risk in hospitalized patients. Aim To evaluate the predictive value of early traumatic experiences on the onset of dissociative experiences and suicide risk. Methods The sample consisted of 342 subjects consecutive psychiatric inpatients, 163 males (47,5%) and 179 females (52,5%) with an average age was 40.28 years ± 13.25. Hopelessness levels, dissociation, trauma and suicide risk have been evaluated. We assessed the following variables: hopelessness BHS, suicide risk (MINI, C module), dissociation (DES), child abuse (CTQ). Results Patients with early traumatic experiences reported higher scores on dissociative experiences and suicide risk, especially in female patients (M = 2.06; DS = 1.21), P = 0.005 (t: 1.927), who referred sexual abuse. Statistically significant correlation between hopelessness and suicide risk (0.427< 0.01), physical abuse and dissociative experiences (0.431 < 0.01) were found. Conclusions Suicidal behavior and traumatic life-events are common among psychiatric patients.
- Subjects
SUICIDE risk factors; HOSPITAL admission &; discharge; HOPELESSNESS theory of depression; PSYCHOTHERAPY patients; MEDICAL research
- Publication
European Psychiatry, 2016, Vol 33, pS324
- ISSN
0924-9338
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.712