Demographic and clinical characteristics of 2460 people seen at SLaM between 1 January 2007 and 18 June 2021
| All | No suicide attempt | Suicide attempt | |
| Total | 2460 (100) | 2237 (90.9) | 223 (9.1) |
| Lifetime diagnosis | |||
| Epilepsy | 1343 (54.6) | 1261 (93.9) | 82 (6.1) |
| PNES | 1040 (42.3) | 911 (87.6) | 129 (12.4) |
| Concurrent diagnosis | 77 (3.1) | 65 (84.4) | 12 (15.6) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 1027 (41.8) | 956 (93.1) | 71 (6.9) |
| Female | 1433 (58.2) | 1281 (89.4) | 152 (10.6) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White | 1578 (64.1) | 1404 (89.0) | 174 (11.0) |
| Other | 520 (21.2) | 496 (95.4) | 24 (4.6) |
| Unknown | 362 (14.7) | 337 (93.1) | 25 (6.9) |
| Age at suicide attempt (if no SA, age at data extraction or death) | |||
| Age, mean (SD) | 38.8 (17.5) | 39.6 (17.7) | 30.6 (12.9) |
| Other psychiatric diagnoses prior to SA (if no SA, at any time) | |||
| Depression disorders / Bipolar Disorder | |||
| No | 2104 (85.5) | 1916 (91.1) | 188 (8.9) |
| Yes | 356 (14.5) | 321 (90.2) | 35 (9.8) |
| Anxiety and stress-related disorders | |||
| No | 2162 (87.9) | 1950 (90.2) | 212 (9.8) |
| Yes | 298 (12.1) | 287 (96.3) | 11 (3.7) |
| Substance Misuse Disorders | |||
| No | 2356 (95.8) | 2140 (90.8) | 216 (9.2) |
| Yes | 104 (4.2) | 97 (93.3) | 7 (6.7) |
| Personality Disorder | |||
| No | 1990 (80.9) | 1775 (89.2) | 215 (10.8) |
| Yes | 470 (19.1) | 462 (98.3) | 8 (1.7) |
| Developmental Disorder / Intellectual Disability | |||
| No | 2396 (97.4) | 2178 (90.9) | 218 (9.1) |
| Yes | 64 (2.6) | 59 (92.2) | 5 (7.8) |
| Previous suicidal ideation (if no SA, at any time) | |||
| No | 2091 (85.0) | 1888 (90.3) | 203 (9.7) |
| Yes | 369 (15.0) | 349 (94.6) | 20 (5.4) |
| Lives alone prior to SA (if no SA, at any time) | |||
| No | 2190 (89.0) | 1976 (90.2) | 214 (9.8) |
| Yes | 270 (11.0) | 261 (96.7) | 9 (3.3) |
| Antidepressant prescription in the year prior to SA (if no SA, at any time) | |||
| No | 1126 (45.8) | 930 (82.6) | 196 (17.4) |
| Yes | 1334 (54.2) | 1307 (98.0) | 27 (2.0) |
Reported are number of cases (percentages) unless otherwise specified.
PNES, psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; SLaM, South London and Maudsley Hospital.