Exploring Complexity of Deliberate Self-Poisoning through Network Analysis
Table 1
Pattern of problems preceding deliberate self-poisoning and their related centrality measures in the network.
Categories
Number (%)
Centrality measures
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Degree
Betweenness
Degree
Betweenness
Degree
Betweenness
Health problems
276 (47.6)
146 (0.55)
130 (0.41)
0.45
0.183
0.448
0.65
0.449
0.25
Physical illness
49 (8.4)
13 (4.9)
36 (11.4)
0.102
0.118
0.074
0.096
0.131
0.172
Depression
49 (8.4)
15 (5.6)
34 (10.8)
0.097
0.122
0.086
0.135
0.103
0.005
Alcoholism
25 (4.3)
23 (8.6)
2 (0.6)
0.087
0.003
0.147
0.009
0.017
0
Drug addiction
69 (11.9)
59 (22.2)
10 (3.1)
0.173
0.070
0.258
0.196
0.059
0.074
Other mental problems
67 (11.5)
30 (11.3)
37 (11.7)
0.125
0.185
0.107
0.186
0.152
0.119
Surgery
17 (2.9)
6 (2.2)
11 (3.5)
0.049
0.002
0.034
0.007
0.055
0.010
Family problems
212 (36.6)
66 (0.25)
146 (0.47)
0.37
0.183
0.302
0.05
0.416
0
Family conflicts
156 (26.9)
56 (21.1)
100 (31.8)
0.178
0.057
0.126
0.090
0.241
0.147
Marital problems
22 (3.7)
4 (1.5)
18 (5.7)
0.023
0.036
0.009
0
0.041
0.045
Divorce
15 (2.5)
4 (1.5)
11 (3.5)
0.045
0.008
0.034
0
0.069
0.029
Death of family member
5 (0.8)
0 (0)
5 (1.5)
0.005
0
—
—
0.014
0.010
Physical violence
3 (0.5)
0 (0)
3 (0.9)
0.003
0
—
—
0.007
0
Other family problems
11 (1.8)
2 (0.7)
9 (2.8)
0.011
0.007
0.006
0
0.014
0.011
Economic problems
29 (5)
26 (0.098)
3 (0.01)
0.088
0
0.164
0
0.026
0
Financial problems
23 (3.9)
20 (7.5)
3 (0.9)
0.047
0.044
0.067
0.057
0.017
0.003
Unemployment
2 (0.3)
2 (0.7)
0 (0)
0.005
0
0.003
0
—
—
Other economic problems
4 (0.6)
4 (1.5)
0 (0)
0.003
0
0.006
0
—
—
Romantic problems
16 (2.7)
5 (1.8)
11 (3.5)
0.024
0.042
0.017
0
0.065
0
Educational problems
5 (0.8)
3 (1.1)
2 (0.6)
0.005
0
0.009
0
0.003
0
Others
41 (7)
19 (7.1)
22 (7)
0.018
0.002
0.018
0.005
0.021
0
Total
579
265
314
refers to the statistical difference between men and women. Category of “other mental problems” includes personality disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. Category of “others” includes work place conflicts, failure in sport competition, conflict with friends, heavy conviction, and escape from military service.
