A case for identifying smoking in presentations to the emergency department with suicidality

Wilhelm, K; Handley, T; Reddy, P

A case for identifying smoking in presentations to the emergency department with suicidality

Wilhelm, K Handley, T Reddy, P

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Citation:: Australasian Psychiatry, 2018, 26 (2), pp. 176 - 180
Issue Date:: 2018-04-01

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dc.contributor.author	Wilhelm, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Handley, T	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Reddy, P https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0709-9352	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-04-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Australasian Psychiatry, 2018, 26 (2), pp. 176 - 180	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1039-8562	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/128069
dc.description.abstract	© 2018, © The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 2018. Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify mental health and lifestyle factors predicting smoking among people at high risk of suicidal behaviour. Methods: Participants (n = 363) completed self-report mental health and lifestyle measures at first appointment in a hospital clinic following presentation to the emergency department for deliberate self-harm or suicidal ideation. Results: The rate of daily smoking in this group, 61.4%, is more than four times the rate observed in the general population. Those with a history of previous deliberate self-harm were twice as likely to be smokers. Each one-point increase in poor health behaviours increased the odds of smoking by 22%. Conclusions: Identifying and managing smoking and related lifestyle behaviours are important considerations in routine clinical assessments.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australasian Psychiatry	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/1039856218757638	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Psychiatry	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Suicide, Attempted	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Smoking	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Emergency Service, Hospital	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Self Report	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Suicidal Ideation	en_US
dc.title	A case for identifying smoking in presentations to the emergency department with suicidality	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	26	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
utslib.for	1701 Psychology	en_US
utslib.for	11 Medical and Health Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	26	en_US

Abstract:

© 2018, © The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 2018. Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify mental health and lifestyle factors predicting smoking among people at high risk of suicidal behaviour. Methods: Participants (n = 363) completed self-report mental health and lifestyle measures at first appointment in a hospital clinic following presentation to the emergency department for deliberate self-harm or suicidal ideation. Results: The rate of daily smoking in this group, 61.4%, is more than four times the rate observed in the general population. Those with a history of previous deliberate self-harm were twice as likely to be smokers. Each one-point increase in poor health behaviours increased the odds of smoking by 22%. Conclusions: Identifying and managing smoking and related lifestyle behaviours are important considerations in routine clinical assessments.

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