[en] Background We describe the profile of the patients assesed by the Consultation and Liaison Psychiatric Unit of the A Coruña University Hospital (1997-2007). We will try to determine the variables associated with suicide. Methods Observational-descriptive study. We include n=5,234 valid admissions (4,509 patients);n = 361 (6.9%) were subsequent to a suicide attempt. Admissions arising from a suicide attempt were compared with admissions occurring due to other reasons. Multivariate generalised estimating equation logistic regression models were used to examine factors associated with suicide attempts. We have authorization by The Comité Ético de Investigación Clínica de Galicia. Results Internal Medicine was the hospital department who requested more psychiatric assessments. The main reason was affective symptoms. Most frequently psychopathological diagnoses were Anxiety and Adjustment Disorders. Adjusting by age, gender, educational level, cohabitation status, being employed or unemployed, psychiatric diagnosis and previous suicide attempts, the variables associated with the risk of suicide attempt were: age(OR=0.969), psychiatric diagnosis (Affective Disorders(OR=7.49), Personality Disorders(OR=7.31), Psychotic Disorders(OR=5.03)) and previous suicide attempts(OR=23.63). Conclusions The studied sample had a predominance of males, without psychiatric antecedents, with a median of 50 years. The referrals came mostly of Internal Medicine and the most frequently reason was affective symtoms. The most common psychiatric diagnosis were Anxiety and Adjustment Disorders. Variables associated witth suicide attempt were age, psychopathological diagnosis and previous suicide attempts.

[gl] Introdución Describimos as Interconsultas realizadas pola Unidade Psiquiátrica de Interconsulta e Enlace de Psiquiatría do Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (1997- 2007). Trataremos de determinar as variables asociadas ao intento de suicidio. Material e Métodos Estudo observacional descritivo. Incluimos 5234 ingresos válidos (4509 pacientes). De eles n=361 ingresos(6.9%) producíronse por "intento de suicido" Os ingresos por intento de suicidio foron comparados cos ingresos por outros motivos. Para estudar factores asociados ao intento de suicidio utilizáronse modelos de regresión loxística. Autorizado polo Comité Ético de Investigación Clínica de Galicia. Resultados Medicina Interna foi o Servizo que solicitou máis interconsultas, o motivo principal foron síntomas afectivos. Os diagnósticos máis frecuentes realizados por Psiquiatría foron Trastornos de Ansiedade e Trastornos Adaptativos. Axustando por idade, sexo, nivel educacional, tipo de convivencia, estar profesionalmente activo, diagnóstico psiquiátrico e intentos de suicidio previos, as variables asociadas co risco de intento de suicidio foron: idade(OR=0.969), diagnóstico psiquiátrico (Trastornos Afectivos(OR=7.49), Trastornos da Personalidade(OR=7.31), Trastornos Psicóticos(OR=5.03)) e intentos de suicidio previos(OR=23.63). Conclusións Na mostra estudiada existe un predominio de varóns, sen antecedentes psiquiátricos, cunha mediana de idade de 50 anos. A maioría das interconsultas realizadas procedían de Medicina Interna e o motivo de consulta máis frecuente foron síntomas afectivos. Os diagnósticos psiquiátricos máis frecuentes foron Trastornos de Ansiedade e Adaptativos. As variables asociadas ao intento de suicidio foron idade, diagnóstico psiquiátrico e intentos previos de suicidio.