Incidence of suicidal ideation and behavior in the United States, 1994
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Completed suicides reflect only a portion of the impact of suicidal behavior; sublethal behaviors cause morbidity and can signal treatable problems such as depression. There is no national quantification of nonlethal suicidal behaviors. The present study used a random‐digit‐dialed telephone survey to estimate the 12‐month incidence of suicidal ideation, planning, and attempts among U.S. adults. Of 5,238 respondents, 5.6% (representing about 10.5 million persons) reported suicidal ideation, 2.7% (about 2.7 million) made a specific suicide plan, and 0.7% (about 700,000) made a suicide attempt (estimate = 1.1 million attempts). Hence, suicidal behaviors are not uncommon and occur along a continuum ranging from ideation to completed suicides. Preventing nonlethal precursor behaviors may prevent deaths.
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Previous studies have consistently demonstrated higher rates of depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation among young adults.
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- Authors
- Crosby, A. E., Cheltenham, M. P., & Sacks, J. J.
- Affiliations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Corresponding author
- Crosby, Alex E.
- ORCID
- Crosby, Alex E.
- Venue
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1999-06
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 131-140
- ISSN
- 0363-0234 (ISSN-L)
- 1943-278X
- OpenAlex
- W1742870436
- Cited by
- 200
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 11.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Social Sciences › Health › Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Keywords
- suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, suicide planning, incidence, depression, suicide prevention, adults, United States
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Data Collection, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Suicide, Attempted, United States, Incidence
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