International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience
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Research Article

Repeated Suicide Attempts in Emergency Room Psychiatric Referrals

Gramaglia C¹, Bert F^2*, Gattoni E¹, Delicato C¹, Di Marco S¹, Coppola I¹, Venesia A¹, Marangon D³, Castello LM⁴, Avanzi GC⁴, Siliquini R², Torre E¹, Zeppegno P^1,3

¹Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Via Solaroli n° 17, 28100, Novara, Italy

²Department of Public Health and Paediatric Sciences, Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy

³SC Psichiatria, AOU Maggiore della Carità, Corso Mazzini n° 18, 28100, Novara, Italy

⁴Emergency Medicine, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, AOU Maggiore della Carità, Corso Mazzini n° 18, 28100, Novara, Italy

*Corresponding Author:

E-mail: fab-rizio.bert@unito.it

It is widely acknowledged that 16% to 34% of suicide attempters repeat a suicide behavior within 1-2 years after the first, “index”, attempt, and that a previous nonfatal suicide attempt is found in up to 40% of suicide deaths (Scoliers, Portzky, van Heeringen & Audenaert, 2009). Suicide attempt is defined as “a self inflicted, potentially injurious behavior with a nonfatal outcome for which there is evidence (either explicit or implicit) of intent to die; a suicide attempt may result in no injuries, or death” (Silverman, Berman Sanddal & O’carroll, 2007).