Table 5 Suicide method across diagnoses
| Â | Total sample 308 | Schizophrenia spectrum disorder 54 (17.5) | Affective psychosis 23 (7.4) | Mood disorders 62 (20.1) | Organic/drugs 45 (14.6) | Other diagnoses 30 (9.7) | Diagnosis unknown 94 (30.5) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hanging | 131 (42.5) | 14 (25.9) | 13 (56.5) | 34 (54.8) | 17 (37.7) | 11 (36.6) | 42 (44.6) | 0.025 |
Drowning | 21 (6.8) | 5 (9.2) | 2 (8.7) | 5 (8.0) | 1 (2.2) | 2 (6.6) | 6 (6.4) | ns |
Sharp object | 9 (2.9%) | 2 (3.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (2.2) | 1 (3.3) | 4 (4.2) | ns |
Poisoning | 66 (21.4) | 7 (12.9) | 5 (21.7) | 9 (14.5) | 17 (37.7) | 10 (33.3) | 18 (19.1) | 0.015 |
Jumping | 56 (18.2) | 17 (31.5) | 3 (13.0) | 13 (20.9) | 3 (6.6) | 5 (16.6) | 15 (16.0) | 0.042 |
Burning | 3 (0.9) | 2 (3.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.0) | ns |
Undetermined | 22 (7.4) | 7 (12.9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 6 (13.3) | 1 (3.3) | 8 (8.5) | 0.025 |