Mental Disorders
Conditions
Keywords
Emergency Services, Psychiatric, Prognosis, Biological markers, Anxiety, Panic, Psychomotor Agitation, Self-injurious Behavior
Brief summary
A major proportion of patients admitted to psychiatric acute and emergency departments have symptoms, behaviors or function influenced by implicit or explicit suicidal intention (tendency towards self-harm, or suicide attempt). There is an increased risk of suicide in the acute phase during in-patient stay and after discharge. At present there is no satisfactory tool to predict post-discharge suicide risk. Multidimensional rating is expected to have better predictive properties than one-dimensional rating for suicidal behavior during in -patient stay and two years after discharge. Multidimensional rating assesses anxiety, panic, agitation, suicidal thoughts and ideations, as well as therapist's reactions during interviews. In the present study the predictive properties of two rating scales for suicidal behavior during in-patient stay and two years after will be compared. One of these is a multidimensional scale: Multidimensional Assessment of Suicide Risk (MARIS).
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
St. Olavs Hospital
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* acute agitated condition * informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Drug abuse * in-patient stay for a fixed time at regular intervals
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| self-inflicted, potentially injurious behavior with intention to die defined as acts needing attendance by physician | 2 weeks | during in-patient stay |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| suicide | 2 years after discharge |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed