Postdischarge Suicide and Death in South Korean Children and Adolescents Hospitalized for a Psychiatric Illness
- Authors
- Paik, Jong-Woo; Kim, Kyoung Hoon; Lee, Sang Min; Na, Kyoung-Sae; Hong, Minha
- Issue Date
- Jul-2018
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
- Keywords
- psychiatric hospitalization; postdischarge suicide; postdischarge death
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY, v.57, no.7, pp.508 - +
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
- Volume
- 57
- Number
- 7
- Start Page
- 508
- End Page
- +
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/3638
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.04.011
- ISSN
- 0890-8567
- Abstract
- Objective: The postdischarge suicide rate in children and adolescents ever hospitalized for a psychiatric illness is much higher than that of children and adolescents in the general population. We aimed to investigate the postdischarge death and suicide among children and adolescents hospitalized for a psychiatric illness using the Korean National Health Insurance database and causes of death statistics from the National Statistics Office. Method: We identified children and adolescents less than 18 years of age who experienced at least one psychiatric hospitalization from 2008 to 2013 with a principal diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder based on the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Code Fxx.x). Postdischarge deaths (all-cause death or suicide) after the first psychiatric hospitalization were investigated. Results: The total number of patients hospitalized for a psychiatric illness was 14,097, and the numbers of all-cause deaths and suicide deaths after discharge were 93 and 64, respectively. The rates of suicide according by diagnostic group were 440.1 (per 100,000 person-years) for psychosis, 248.8 for depression, 155.4 for conduct disorder, 153.6 for bipolar disorder, 103.4 for posttraumatic stress disorder, 93.0 for anxiety disorder, and 38.4 for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Conclusion: As suicide is the main cause of postdischarge death, there is an urgent need to develop and implement effective prevention strategies after psychiatric hospitalization.
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