Characteristics of patients presenting post-suicide attempt to an Academic Medical Center Emergency Department in Lebanon

Table 1 Demographics of patients presenting to the emergency department post-suicide attempt

(N = 108)	No. (%)
Male	32 (29.6)
Age in years
≤ 21	28 (25.9)
22–49	60 (55.6)
≥ 50	20 (18.5)
≥ 65	4 (3.7)
Employment status^a
Employed	27 (29.0)
Unemployed	40 (43.0)
Student	26 (28.0)
Marital status
Single^b	66 (61.1)
Married	42 (38.9)
Relationship or marriage problems’ effect on the attempt^a
None	51 (53.7)
Direct	34 (35.8)
Indirect	10 (10.5)
Residential status^a
Family	93 (86.9)
Other^c	14 (13.1)
Underlying psychiatric disorder
Depression	70 (64.8)
None	25 (23.1)
Schizophrenia	8 (7.4)
Other^d	5 (4.6)
Patient accompaniment^a
ED with family	80 (78.4)
ED with friends	7 (6.9)
ED with EMS	7 (6.9)
Other^e	8 (7.8)
Insurance status^a
Self	65 (65.7)
Insured^f	34 (34.3)
Family barrier to hospital admission	19 (19.2)
Left the ED AMA^a	27 (27.3)
Yes, as per family	19 (19.2)
Yes, as per patient	8 (8.1)
No	72 (72.7)

EMS emergency medical services, ED Emergency Department, AMA against medical advice
^a Variables with missing values
^b Single includes divorced patients and those in relationships (not married)
^c 12 patients lived alone and 2 were domestic workers living at employer’s home
^d Included 2 with substance abuse disorder and 3 with general anxiety disorder
^e Includes 3 presenting with personal drivers, 3 with housekeepers, and 2 with strangers
^f Though many of our patients were insured, some insurance companies do not cover psychiatric-related hospitalization

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