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Suicide attempts during pregnancy in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Research on suicide attempts during pregnancy is limited as these are considered to be rare in the perinatal period. AIM: A retrospective pilot study was undertaken to establish what percentage of suicide attempters admitted to a hospital were pregnant and to identify their clinical and...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6138131/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30263220 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v24i0.1154 |
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author | Vawda, Naseema B.M. |
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description | BACKGROUND: Research on suicide attempts during pregnancy is limited as these are considered to be rare in the perinatal period. AIM: A retrospective pilot study was undertaken to establish what percentage of suicide attempters admitted to a hospital were pregnant and to identify their clinical and sociodemographic characteristics. SETTING: The study was conducted at a tertiary hospital in Durban, South Africa. METHODS: A retrospective chart review was undertaken of all female patients admitted following suicide attempts over a period of 1 year. Clinical and sociodemographic data of pregnant suicide attempters were extracted. RESULTS: Of 27 charts reviewed, 33% (n = 9) patients were pregnant at the time of the attempt. V Code diagnoses predominated, followed by major depressive disorder. Past psychiatric diagnoses and suicide attempts were also present CONCLUSION: Suicide attempts during pregnancy are not rare. Pregnant women should be routinely screened for prior suicide attempts, depression and stressors as part of perinatal assessments. |
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spelling | pubmed-61381312018-09-27 Suicide attempts during pregnancy in South Africa Vawda, Naseema B.M. S Afr J Psychiatr Scientific Letter BACKGROUND: Research on suicide attempts during pregnancy is limited as these are considered to be rare in the perinatal period. AIM: A retrospective pilot study was undertaken to establish what percentage of suicide attempters admitted to a hospital were pregnant and to identify their clinical and sociodemographic characteristics. SETTING: The study was conducted at a tertiary hospital in Durban, South Africa. METHODS: A retrospective chart review was undertaken of all female patients admitted following suicide attempts over a period of 1 year. Clinical and sociodemographic data of pregnant suicide attempters were extracted. RESULTS: Of 27 charts reviewed, 33% (n = 9) patients were pregnant at the time of the attempt. V Code diagnoses predominated, followed by major depressive disorder. Past psychiatric diagnoses and suicide attempts were also present CONCLUSION: Suicide attempts during pregnancy are not rare. Pregnant women should be routinely screened for prior suicide attempts, depression and stressors as part of perinatal assessments. AOSIS 2018-04-16 /pmc/articles/PMC6138131/ /pubmed/30263220 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v24i0.1154 Text en © 2018. The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. |
spellingShingle | Scientific Letter Vawda, Naseema B.M. Suicide attempts during pregnancy in South Africa |
title | Suicide attempts during pregnancy in South Africa |
title_full | Suicide attempts during pregnancy in South Africa |
title_fullStr | Suicide attempts during pregnancy in South Africa |
title_full_unstemmed | Suicide attempts during pregnancy in South Africa |
title_short | Suicide attempts during pregnancy in South Africa |
title_sort | suicide attempts during pregnancy in south africa |
topic | Scientific Letter |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6138131/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30263220 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v24i0.1154 |
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