Impulsivity, mental disorder, and suicide in rural China

Auteurs

Lin Lin, Jie Zhang.

Résumé

textbfAims: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among impulsivity, mental disorder, and suicide with a sample of rural young Chinese. textbfMethods: Subjects were 392 consecutively recruited male and female suicides aged 15-34 years and 416 community male and female controls of the same age range sampled in rural China. The case-control data were obtained using psychological autopsy method with structured and semi-structured instruments. textbfResults: Dysfunctional impulsivity was a significant risk factor regardless of mental disorder in rural China. textbfConclusions: Dysfunctional impulsivity is a potential area for further study of suicidal behavior. The suicide prevention efforts in rural China may address impulsivity. CHINE ASIE GENRE HOMME FEMME TENTATIVE SUICIDE-COMPLÉTÉ MILIEU-RURAL AUTOPSIE-PSYCHOLOGIQUE IMPULSIVITÉ PSYCHOPATHOLOGIE

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