Suicide attempts in patients with acute and transient psychotic disorders in in-patient centers in Latvia 2014-2019

IntroductionAcute and transient psychotic disorders (ATPDs) are a group of diagnoses with acute onset and polymorphic psychotic symptoms, divided into 6 subtypes, which may or may not associate with acute stress. Suicide is a serious public health problem, having long-lasting effects on social well-being and economics. The prevalence of suicide attempts (SA) in Latvia remains unknown, several studies are currently in progress.ObjectivesTo determine the prevalence of SA among patients with ATPDs and features of this subgroup of patients.MethodsRetrospective study based on socio-demographic data and additional diagnoses of all patients with ATPDs provided by the National Center of Statistics of Diseases.ResultsThere were 1779 patients with ATDPs in 2014-2019, 44 people were admitted with a SA (24 men, 54.5%). There was a significant difference between sexes in the mean age – 39.64±14.66 for women, 31.94±11.88 for men (p