Analysis of Social Factors and Individual Psychological Characteristics of Persons, who Committed a Suicidal Attempt

Purpose. On the base of the analysis of 15 996 cases of suicidal attempts and 2355 cases of suicides,
three patient groups were formed: persons, who had a suicidal attempt with high probability of
death (mainly hanging); persons, who had a suicidal attempt in other ways; and persons, who had
the diagnosed adjustment disorder.
Methods. For all studied patients, the socio-demographic data, diagnosis, individual features were
fi xed. A total of 25 factors were studied. The signifi cance of the bonds between the three groups
was determined on the base of contingency tables and was calculated according to the Monte Carlo
method; the bond strength was estimated with the Cramer coeffi cient. The analysis of pairwise
dependencies was carried out, taking into account the Bonferroni correction.
Results. It was revealed that the possibility of falling into suicidal risk groups depends on social
factors, psychological and personal characteristics of the individual. At the same time, the
distribution between suicidal risk groups is determined mainly by the individual characteristics of
the patient and practically does not depend on their social status.
Conclusion. The persons falling into the suicidal risk groups have a low level of education, in most
cases they are not married and do not live in a family; they often have mental disorders associated
with alcohol addiction and a phlegmatic type of temperament. The diff erence between the suicidal
risk groups, in terms of its severity, lies in the level of suicidal motivation, the level of excitability, and
ultimately in the choice of the method of suicide.