Investigation on Risk Factors for Suicide Among Chinese Patients With Mood Disorders

Investigation on Risk Factors for Suicide Among Chinese Patients With Mood Disorders

Main research objective: Through questionnaire surveys, obtain the occurrence levels of self-harm/suicide behaviors, the status of acquired suicidal ability, and their correlations with self-harm/suicide behaviors among patients with mood disorders in mental specialty hospitals and general hospitals.

Main research purpose: (1) Conduct a comprehensive assessment and analysis of the occurrence of suicide/self-harm behaviors, the level of acquired suicidal ability, and their distribution among patients with mood disorders in China; (2) Compare the characteristics and acquired suicidal ability status of patients with mood disorders in mental specialty hospitals and general hospitals' psychological outpatient departments regarding suicide/self-harm behaviors; (3) From multiple dimensions, explore the influencing factors of self-harm/suicide behaviors and acquired suicidal ability in patients with mood disorders, form a list of suicide risk factors and clarify the key risk factors, establish a predictive model for acquired suicidal ability; (4) Through follow-up on whether patients have another occurrence of suicide behavior, clarify the impact of key risk factors on the occurrence of suicide behavior, and verify the effectiveness of the predictive model for acquired suicidal ability.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged between 16 and 60 years;Presenting at psychiatric hospital or psychological department of general hospital;Willing to cooperate and participate in this study;Informed consent is signed (with additional informed consent provided by guardian for adolescents);Meeting the diagnostic criteria for Mood Disorders as defined by ICD-11.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inable to comprehend the questionnaire content;Severe organic diseases (e.g., cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, hepatic, or renal impairments) and physically debilitated conditions influencing questionnaire completion;Other situations where participants are unable or unwilling to complete the questionnaire.