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The Relationship Between Menstrual Cycle Phases and Suicide Attempts

From the Department of Psychiatry (E.B.-G., C.D.-S., J.S.-R.), Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain; and Eastern State Hospital (J.D.), Lexington, Kentucky.

View larger version (10K): [in a new window]   Fig. 1. Percentage of patients selected using different authors’ inclusion criteria to assess the menstrual cycle.

View larger version (16K): [in a new window]   Fig. 2. Frequency of reported suicide attempts and number of days from the onset of last menstrual period (N = 68).

View larger version (17K): [in a new window]   Fig. 3. Distribution (%) of suicide attempts during the menstrual cycle (three phases) (N = 90).

View larger version (17K): [in a new window]   Fig. 4. Distribution (%) of suicide attempts during the menstrual cycle (four phases) (N = 68).