Incidence and Risk Factors for Suicide Attempt During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
<b>Conclusions:</b> Risks of postpartum suicide attempt were substantially elevated for patients who had behavioral health related ED visits during pregnancy and by several psychiatric disorders at delivery. Clinical consideration should be given to monitoring these patients for suicide attempt risk.
Authors
- Claire E. Margerison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0692-2252)
- Alison Gemmill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5879-9730)
- Mark Olfson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3958-5662)
- Sidra J. Goldman-Mellor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7726-0845)
Institutions
- University of California, Merced (US)
- Michigan State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4088/jcp.24m15633
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Office of the President, University of California