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Insomnia as a predictor of high-lethality suicide attempts

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Pompili, M., Innamorati, M., Forte, A., Longo, L., Mazzetta, C., Erbuto, D., Ricci, F., Palermo, M. +7 more·2013·International Journal of Clinical Practice

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INTRODUCTION: Research has demonstrated that patients with insomnia are at an increased risk of experiencing suicidal ideation and/or making a suicide attempt. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the relation between insomnia and suicidal behaviour. AIMS: To examine factors associated with a diagnosis of insomnia in patients admitted to an Emergency Department (ED) and assessed by the psychiatrist in charge. METHODS: Participants were 843 patients consecutively admitted to the ED of Sant'Andrea Hospital in Rome, between January 2010 and December 2011. All patients admitted were referred to a psychiatrist. A clinical interview based on the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) and a semi-structured interview was conducted. Patients were asked about 'ongoing' suicidal ideation or plans for suicide. RESULTS: Forty-eight percent of patients received a diagnosis of bipolar disorder (BD), major depressive disorder (MDD) or an anxiety disorder; whereas, 17.1% were diagnosed with Schizophrenia or other non-affective psychosis. Patients with insomnia (compared to patients without insomnia) more frequently had a diagnosis of BD (23.9% vs. 12.4%) or MDD (13.3% vs. 9.5%; p < 0.001). Moreover, patients with insomnia less frequently had attempted suicide in the past 24 h (5.3% vs. 9.5%; p < 0.05) as compared with other patients, but those patients with insomnia who attempted suicide more frequently used a violent method (64.3% vs. 23.6%; p < 0.01) compared to other suicide attempters. CONCLUSIONS: Our results do not support an association between insomnia and suicidal behaviour. However, suicide attempters with insomnia more frequently used violent methods, and this phenomenon should be taken into serious consideration by clinicians.

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Pompili, M., Innamorati, M., Forte, A., Longo, L., Mazzetta, C., Erbuto, D., Ricci, F., Palermo, M., Stefani, H., Seretti, M. E., Lamis, D. A., Perna, G., Serafini, G., Amore, M., & Girardi, P.
Affiliations
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea (IT)
  • Emory University (US)
  • University of Miami (US)
  • University of Genoa (IT)
Corresponding author
Pompili, M.
Venue
International Journal of Clinical Practice
Published
2013-11-19
Volume
67
Issue
12
Pages
1311-1316
ISSN
1368-5031 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2089886146
Cited by
100
References
26
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 23 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 3
FWCI
5.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • International Journal of Clinical Practice (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • CINECA IRIS Institutial Research Information System (University of Genoa) (submittedVersion)
  • IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome) (submittedVersion)
  • INFM-OAR (INFN Catania) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
Keywords
insomnia, suicide attempts, suicidal ideation, suicide methods, violent suicide methods, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, suicide risk factors
MeSH terms
Bipolar Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Depressive Disorder, Major, Female, Humans, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Male, Middle Aged, Rome, Schizophrenia, Suicide, Attempted, Suicidal Ideation

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