Clinical Research on Suicide Risk of Mental Disorders in Military Recruits
TANG Wen-hui
LIU Rang-hua
HUANG Fen-li
LI Yi-hong
SUN Zhi-guo
LIN Han
LUO Wei-xiao
Abstract：Objective To explore the risks of suicide and its attributing factors in military recruits with mental disorders.Methods The recruits who arranged to receive psychiatric identification in authors' hospital in 2016 were selected as the research subjects.The study group and the control group were determined according to the suicide risk behaviors and whether met the diagnostic criteria for mental disorders.Results A total of 213 eligible subjects were enrolled,including 99 cases in study group and 114 cases in control group.Past medical history (OR =8.07,95％CI =2.91-22.38),childhood abuse experiences (OR=3.06,95％CI=1.41-6.62) and non-voluntary enlistment (OR=1.96,95％CI=1.18-3.27) were the risk factors of suicidal behavior.The mental health status of study group was generally poor,and the total score of Symptom check list-90 (SCL-90) in study group was significantly different than that of control group (P＜0.05).The main mental disorders associated with suicidal risk behaviors were mood disorders and adjustment disorders.Conclusion Early-life adverse experiences,pre-enlistment psychiatric disorder or history of similar risk behavior,forced enrollment,poor psychological status and developed mental disorders after admission are risk factors of suicidal behavior.It is effectual to reduce the suicide risk behaviors of military recruits by drafting eligible recruits and improving their psychological resilience.
Keywords：RecruitsMental disorderSuicideSuicidal risk
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 839-841,845 )