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Risk factors for suicide in psychiatric outpatients: a 20-year prospective study.
- Source :
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Journal of consulting and clinical psychology [J Consult Clin Psychol] 2000 Jun; Vol. 68 (3), pp. 371-7. - Publication Year :
- 2000
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Abstract
- To determine the risk factors for suicide, 6,891 psychiatric outpatients were evaluated in a prospective study. Subsequent deaths for the sample were identified through the National Death Index. Forty-nine (1%) suicides were determined from death certificates obtained from state vital statistics offices. Specific psychological variables that could be modified by clinical intervention were measured using standardized scales. Univariate survival analyses revealed that the severity of depression, hopelessness, and suicide ideation were significant risk factors for eventual suicide. A multivariate survival analysis indicated that several modifiable variables were significant and unique risk factors for suicide, including suicide ideation, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and unemployment status.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Bipolar Disorder complications
Bipolar Disorder psychology
Cause of Death
Depressive Disorder, Major complications
Depressive Disorder, Major psychology
Female
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders mortality
Middle Aged
Pennsylvania epidemiology
Population Surveillance
Proportional Hazards Models
Prospective Studies
Risk
Risk Factors
Unemployment
Mental Disorders complications
Mental Disorders psychology
Outpatients statistics & numerical data
Suicide psychology
Suicide statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0022-006X
- Volume :
- 68
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 10883553