Suicidal patients in a psychiatric emergency unit: clinical characteristics and aggression profile.

Vítor Crestani Calegaro Cleonice ZattiAndre Goettems BastosLucia Helena Machado Freitas

Published in: Trends in psychiatry and psychotherapy (2018)

The majority of individuals with a history of suicide attempt also presented a history of aggression. Inpatients with recent suicide attempt were hospitalized mainly due to the risk of suicide, while those with no recent suicide attempt were hospitalized mainly due to the risk of hetero-aggression. These findings support the hypothesis of an aggressive profile in suicidal patients and may open up a path for future research.

Keyphrases

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