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24th European Congress of Psychiatry / European Psychiatry 33S (2016) S116–S348

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Objectives

Explore the possible relationship between BMI and

suicide.

Material and methods

A total of 1197 suicides and 473 unnat-

ural deaths (not by suicide) were collected systematically for 60

months at the Institute of LegalMedicine of Seville. Age, sex, weight,

height and cause of death were recorded. Statistical analysis was

performed using SPSS v19.0.

Results

( Table 1 )

Discussion

In our study we found that suicide (of all age groups

and both sexes) have a lower BMI than controls. However, the rela-

tionship between these two variables is complex and not all studies

support it. Moreover, the relationships between depression, sui-

cide and overweight point in different directions. More and more

studies indicate the existence of a relationship between depression

and overweight, suggesting that perhaps the “epidemic” of depres-

sion and overweight that we see in Western societies has some

connection. In addition, depression is a risk factor for suicide well

established. Our results indicate that suicide group tends to have

lower BMI (less weight in relation to its size) than the controls.

Table 1

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.715

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Prevalence of mental disorders in

1519 suicides: A meta-analysis

D. de la Vega Sánchez

1 ,

, E . G

uillén

2 , M.

J. Gordillo

3 , L. G

iner

4

1

Sevilla, Spain

2

Hospital Juan Ramón Jiménez, Psicología, Huelva, Spain

3

Hospital Juan Ramón Jiménez, Psiquiatría, Huelva, Spain

4

Universidad de Sevilla, Psiquiatría, Sevilla, Spain

Corresponding author.

Introduction

Psychological autopsy studies have constantly indi-

cated a clear relation between mental disorders and suicide. This

relation has been found in studies across the world, although the

percentage of cases with at least one mental disorder diagnosed

may vary between studies and specially, between countries and

geographical regions.

Methods

Review of psychological autopsy studies of suicide

completers which contained information on diagnostic distribu-

tion. Only studies carried out in Europe and North America were

included.

Results

A total of 14 studies, including 1519 suicides, were ana-

lyzed

( Table 1 ).

Conclusions

Suicide risk is a multifactor phenomenon, however,

it is strongly related to mental disorders. Mental health strategies

should be directed to target clinical groups at high risk of suicide.

Table 1

Study

Suicides

with

diagnose

Prevalence of

mental

disorder (%)

OR

Schneider/2005 146

89.57

17.9816

Waern/2002

82

96.47

122.0238

Almansi/2009

134

69.07

6.432

Appleby/1999

76

90.48

26.2647

Hawton/2002

38

90.47

123.5

Boardman/1999 151

71.23

3.1074

Foster/1999

101

86.32

21.0417

Thoresen/2006

31

72.09

9.1852

Preville/2005

40

42.10

6.1818

Lesage/1994

66

88

12.3095

Overholser/2011 125

84.46

8.1258

Shafii/1988

20

95.23

18.1818

Shaffer/1996

59

59

4.8404

Brent/1999

115

82.15

14.2313

Estimation Signif.

95% confidence

interval

Lower

Upper

M-H

combined

OR

9.4603 0.000000 8

.0168

11.1638

SE(lnOR)

0.0845

Homogeneity

Chi-squared

88.6904 0.000000

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.716

EW599

Gender differences in suicide in Serbia

within the period 2006–2015

G. Dedic

New Belgrade, Serbia

Introduction

The complex multifactorial etiology of the suicide

suggests the need to consider gender differences when developing

effective strategies for suicide prevention. The aimof this studywas

to examine the suicide rates and/or trends obtained for population

as a whole, including gender differences in cases of committed sui-

cide and to consider socio-demographic factors associated with it

in Serbia within the period 2006–2015.

Methods

Data were obtained from the Republic Institute for

Statistics of Serbia. Statistical analysis was done by using the crude

specific suicide rate.

Results

Within the period 2006–2015. the suicide rate decreased

from 19.15 per 100,000 persons (2006) to 15.9 per 100,000 persons

(2014). In this period, males committed suicide 2.56 to 3.20 times

on average more often than females. The suicide was most often