Retrospective psychiatric assessment of 200 suicides in Budapest

Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1988 Apr;77(4):454-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1988.tb05150.x.

Abstract

Based on an interview with the closest family member, using the Schedule of Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia--SADS, a retrospective psychiatric assessment and diagnostic classification was carried out on 200 completed suicides. Eighty-one per cent of the victims had a recent psychiatric disorder, in 63% depression. The prevalence of psychiatric illnesses was similar to that of other studies from countries with lower suicide rates.

MeSH terms

  • Depressive Disorder / complications
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hungary
  • Male
  • Mental Disorders / complications*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Suicide / psychology*