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Title: | Risicofactoren en beschermende factoren inzake suïcide in Nederland en Vlaanderen | Other Titles: | Risk factors and protective factors relating to suicide in the Netherlands and Flanders | Authors: | Reynders, A. Kerkhof, A.J.F.M. MOLENBERGHS, Geert Van Audenhove, C. |
Issue Date: | 2016 | Source: | Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie 58(2), p. 105-113 | Abstract: | ACHTERGROND Vlaanderen heeft een suïcidecijfer dat 82% hoger is dan dat van Nederland.
DOEL Met dit onderzoek gaan we na in welke mate Vlaanderen en Nederland van elkaar verschillen inzake
risicofactoren en beschermende factoren inzake suïcide.
METHODE Door middel van een gestructureerde postenquête verzamelden we bij 2999 Vlamingen en Nederlanders
tussen de 18 en 64 jaar gegevens over hun psychisch welbevinden, hun suïcidaal verleden, de verkregen hulp en intenties om hulp te zoeken voor psychische problemen, kennis van het zorgaanbod, tevredenheid over de verkregen zorg en hun attitudes tegenover suïcide.
RESULTATEN Het voorkomen van psychische problemen en het hebben van een suïcidaal verleden verschilden niet
significant tussen Nederland en Vlaanderen. Meer Nederlanders hadden wel ooit hulp gekregen voor psychische problemen en ze hadden vaker de intentie om hulp te zoeken in de toekomst dan Vlamingen. Ook de kennis van en tevredenheid over de zorg waren beter in Nederland dan in Vlaanderen. In Nederland had men vaker een positieve, aanvaardende attitude tegenover suïcide dan in Vlaanderen.
CONCLUSIE In Nederland scoort men op het vlak van beschermende factoren tegen suïcide beter dan in Vlaanderen. We gaan in op enkele verklaringen voor deze verschillen en bespreken de implicaties voor het
suïcidepreventiebeleid. BACKGROUND The suicide rate is 82% higher in the Flanders region of Belgium than in the Netherlands. AIM To investigate to what extent Flanders and the Netherlands differ with regard to the risk factors and protective factors relating to suicide and attempted suicide. METHOD By means of a structured postal questionnaire, we collected data on the following topics from 2999 Flemish and Dutch people between 18 and 64 years: mental well-being and earlier attempts to commit suicide, the help they had received and their intention to seek help for psychological problems, awareness of the mental health care available, satisfaction with the help received, and attitudes to suicide. RESULTS The incidence of psychological problems and suicidality did not differ significantly between Flanders and the Netherlands. Compared to Flemish people, Dutch people with psychological problems had received more psychological help and more often expressed the intention to seek help in the future. Furthermore, the Dutch were better informed about mental health care, and patient satisfaction was higher in the Netherlands. Compared to the Flemish people, the Dutch had more positive and understanding attitude to suicide. CONCLUSION In general, risk factors for suicide were similar in the Netherlands and Flanders. However, the Dutch were characterised by more protective factors. We attempt to explain these differences and suggest ways of improving suicidal prevention policy. |
Keywords: | attittude, Flanders, Netherlands, protective factors, risk factors, suicide | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/20906 | ISSN: | 0303-7339 | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | vabb 2018 |
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