Prevalence and correlates of past 12-month suicide attempt among adults with past-year suicidal ideation in the United States
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the prevalence and correlates of attempting suicide in the past 12 months among adults with past-year suicidal ideation in the United States. METHOD: Data were from 229,600 persons aged 18 years or older who participated in the 2008-2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Among them, 12,300 reported having past-year suicidal ideation, and over 2,000 of those reported attempting suicide within the past 12 months prior to survey interview. Descriptive analyses and pooled and stratified (by suicide plan and major depressive episode [MDE]) multivariate logistic regression models were applied. Major depressive episode was based on assessments of individual diagnostic criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV). RESULTS: Among persons aged 18 years or older in the United States, 3.8% reported having suicidal ideation in the past 12 months. Among past-year suicidal ideators, 13.2% attempted suicide in the past 12 months. The prevalence of past 12-month suicide attempt among past-year ideators with MDE was higher than among those without MDE (14.1% vs 12.0%). Past 12-month suicide attempt was more common among ideators with a suicide plan than among ideators without a plan (37.0% vs 3.7%). However, the prevalence of suicide attempt was higher among ideators with a plan but without MDE than among ideators with a plan and MDE (42.1% vs 32.9%). Compared with ideators without a plan, ideators with a plan had a higher (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.2; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.47-3.45) suicide attempt risk among those without MDE (AOR = 22.4; 95% CI,16.55-30.27) than among those with MDE (AOR = 10.7; 95% CI, 7.91-14.49). CONCLUSIONS: Among adult suicidal ideators, factors associated with their progression from ideation to suicide attempt may vary by their suicide plan and major depression status. Focusing attention on high-risk subgroups may be warranted.
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In similar high-risk populations with last-year suicidal ideation or attempt, the estimated 1-year prevalence of suicide attempts is between 13 and 20%, with the risk being higher for those with recent attempt history.
“In comparison, in similar high-risk populations (with last-year suicidal ideation or attempt) the estimated 1-year prevalence of suicide attempts is between 13 and 20% (98, 99), with the risk being higher for those with recent attempt history (99).”
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- Authors
- Han, B., Compton, W. M., Gfroerer, J., & McKeon, R.
- Affiliations
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US)
- National Institutes of Health (US)
- Corresponding author
- Han, Beth
- Venue
- The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc
- Published
- 2015-03-25
- Volume
- 76
- Issue
- 03
- Pages
- 295-302
- ISSN
- 0160-6689 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2004290958
- Cited by
- 75
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 2
- FWCI
- 10.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- RTI International
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Keywords
- suicide attempts, suicidal ideation, suicide planning, major depressive episode, adults
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Major Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Risk, Suicide, Attempted, Thinking, Time Factors, United States, Prevalence, Young Adult, Suicidal Ideation
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