Suicide attempts among Greenlandic forensic psychiatric patients – prevalence and determinants

Figures & data

Figure 1. Flowchart of study inclusion of Greenlandic forensic psychiatric patients. A cross-sectional study, 29 February 2020.

1: Between the Greenland Prison and Prison and Probation Service and the Psychiatric Area, Queen Ingrid’s Hospital, Nuuk

Table 1. Determinants of suicide attempts among 89 Greenlandic forensic psychiatric patients. A cross-sectional study, 29 February 2020

	Total n = 89 n (%)	Previous suicide attempt n = 32 n (%)	No suicide attempts n = 57 n (%)	p-value
Mean age, years (SD)	40.8 (12.2)	44.5 (11.9)	38.7 (12.0)	0.03^a
Gender Men Women	72 (81) 17 (19)	26 (81) 6 (19)	46 (81) 11 (19)	0.95^b
Marital status Single/divorced Married/cohabiting	69 (80) 17 (20)	25 (81) 6 (19)	44 (80) 11 (20)	0.94^b
Education ≤11 years of school >11 years of school	69 (79) 18 (21)	25 (81) 6 (19)	44 (79) 12 (21)	0.82^b
Index offence type Violent Sexual Non-violent	65 (75) 17 (20) 4 (5)	23 (72) 7 (22) 2 (6)	42 (78) 10 (18) 2 (4)	0.77^c
Family history Mental illness Substance or alcohol misuse Criminal convictions	32 (36) 49 (55) 14 (16)	12 (38) 24 (75) 9 (28)	20 (35) 25 (44) 5 (9)	0.82^b 0.007^b 0.03^c
Childhood traumas Sexual abuse No sexual abuse Physical abuse No physical abuse	24 (27) 65 (73) 20 (22) 69 (78)	11 (34) 21 (66) 11 (34) 21 (66)	13 (23) 44(77) 9 (16) 48 (84)	0.24^b 0.04^b
Current diagnosis Psychosis^d Substance use disorder^e	77 (87) 62 (70)	29 (91) 22 (69)	48 (84) 40 (70)	0.53^c 0.88^b

a: unpaired t-test, b: Pearson’s Chi², c: Fisher’s exact test, d: primary diagnosis within ICD-10 chapter F2, e: any diagnosis within IDC-10 chapter F1

Table 2. Methods used in latest suicide attempt among Greenlandic forensic psychiatric patients. A cross-sectional study, 29 February 2020

Method used in suicide attempt	Male n = 26 n (%)	Female n = 6 n (%)	Total n = 32 n (%)
Drug intoxication Hanging/strangulation Drowning Firearms Sharp or blunt object Unknown	7 (27) 6 (23) 2 (8) 3 (11) 8 (31)-	4 (67) 1 (17)--- 1 (17)	11 (34) 7 (22) 2 (6) 3 (9) 8 (25) 1 (3)

Data availability statement

Due to the nature of this research, participants of this study did not agree for their data to be shared publicly, so supporting data is not available.