A study of comparing life stress between suicide attempters anddepressed patients.

Park, Kye Yeoul; Lee, Jang Hee; Lee, Sun Kwon; Oh, Mi Kyeng; Kwak, Ki Woo; Lee, Hye Ree; Youn, Bang Bu

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine 1991;12(1):8-15.
Published online January 1, 1991.

A study of comparing life stress between suicide attempters anddepressed patients.

Kye Yeoul Park, Jang Hee Lee, Sun Kwon Lee, Mi Kyeng Oh, Ki Woo Kwak, Hye Ree Lee, Bang Bu Youn

자살 기도자와 우울환자의 스트레스 비교에 관한 연구

윤방부, 이혜리, 곽기우, 오미경, 이장희, 박계열, 이선권

연세대학교의과대학 가정의학교실

Abstract

Thirty-seven suicidal attempters and depressed patients were examined in an effort to determine the importance of life stress as factors in suicidal attempt.
The results were as follows :
1) The suicide group was found to be younger than the depressed group(P<0.05). Sex distribution and socioeconomic status score were revealed no significant difference between two groups.
2) Structured Interview Guide for Hamilton Depression Score(SIGH-D) was not significantly different between two groups.
3) Total stress score and total negative stress score were significantly high in suicidal group than in depressed group(P<0.05), but total positive stress score was not significantly different between two groups.
As a result, this study suggested that suicidal attempt is high in early adulthood group and in high stressed group under the control of degree of depression.