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Table 6 View on suicide issues and treatment

From: Attitudes toward suicidal behaviour among professionals at mental health outpatient clinics in Stavropol, Russia and Oslo, Norway

 

Stavropol

Oslo

Stavropol Oslo

Total N = 119 (n = 112)

Total N = 229 (n = 173)

Total N = 348 (n = 285)

Mean (95 % CI)

Mean (95 % CI)

Mean

Physicians and Nurses

Psychologists

p

Physicians and Nurses

Psychologists

p

 

p

Causes of suicide

Psychiatric disorder

3.4 (3.1–3.6)

3.3 (3.1–3.4)

ns

3.4 (3.3–3.7)

3.3 (3.2–3.4)

ns

3.3–3.4

ns

Inner turmoil and stress

2.5 (2.1–2.9)

3.1 (2.8–3.3)

0.012

2.6 (2.4–2.8)

3.0 (2.8–3.2)

0.003

2.9–2.8

ns

Problems in the family

2.4 (2.1–2.7)

3.0 (2.8–3.2)

0.001

2.7 (2.5–2.9)

2.8 (2.7–3.0)

ns

2.8–2.7

ns

Use of alcohol

2.4 (1.9–2.8)

2.2 (2.0–2.4)

ns

2.8 (2.7–3.0)

2.8 (2.6–2.9)

ns

2.2 –2.8

<0.001

Biological changes in the brain

2.1 (1.7–2.5)

1.6 (1.3–1.8)

0.021

1.9 (1.7–2.1)

1.8 (1.6–2.0)

ns

1.9–1.8

ns

Importance of treatment

Psychotherapy

3.5 (3.3 –3.8)

3.7 (3.6–3.8)

ns

3.1 (3.0–3.3)

3.6 (3.4–3.7)

<0.001

3.6 –3.4

0.001

Sleep and rest

2.3 (1.9–2.6)

2.1 (1.9–2.3)

ns

3.0 (2.8–3.2)

2.9 (2.7–3.0)

ns

2.2–2.9

<0.001

Psychiatric in-patient treatment

3.0 (2.6–3.3)

2.1 (1.9–2.3)

<0.001

2.8 (2.6–3.0)

2.7 (2.5–2.8)

ns

2.3–2.7

<0.001

Use of medication

3.1 (2.8–3.5)

1.9 (1.7–2.1)

<0.001

2.7 (2.5–2.9)

2.5 (2.3–2.6)

0.050

2.3–2.6

0.002

Family therapy

3.1 (2.8–3.3)

3.3 (3.1–3.4)

ns

2.6 (2.5–2.8)

2.6 (2.4–2.8)

n

3.2–2.6

<0.001

Talk with priest/imam or others in the church

2.7 (2.4–3.0)

2.4 (2.2–2.6)

ns

2.2 (2.0–2.4)

2.0 (1.8–2.2)

ns

2.5–2.1

<0.001

Electroconvulsive therapy

0.7 (0.4–0.9)

0.2 (0.1–0.2)

<0.001

1.4 (1.2–1–6)

1.4 (1.2–1.6)

ns

0.3–1.4

<0.001

Satisfaction with treatment

Long enough/adequate follow-up

2.9 (2.6–3.2)

2.3 (2.1–2.5)

0.003

2.4 (2.2–2.7)

2.0 (1.8–2.2)

0.003

2.5–2.1

<0.001

Opportunity for hospitalisation, if needed

3.0 (2.5–3.4)

2.4 (2.1–2.6)

0.006

2.8 (2.6–3.0)

2.4 (2.2–2.5)

0.002

2.6–2.4

ns

Follow–up as good as that provided to patients with heart disease

3.1 (2.7–3.5)

2.3 (2.0–2.6)

0.001

2.2 (1.9–2.4)

1.7 (1.5–1.9)

0.013

2.5–1.7

<0.001

The suicide of a patient is a professional failure

2.1 (1.8–2.5)

1.7 (1.5–2.0)

ns

1.4 (1.2–1.7)

1.4 (1.2–1.5)

ns

1.9–1.4

<0.001

  1. 0 = Not at all agree, 1 = In limited degree agree, 2 = In moderate degree agree, 3 = In high degree agree, 4 = In high degree agree
  2. CI = Confidence Interval, Ns = Non significant