Financial loss and suicidal ideation in a rural community sample
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C Turvey1, A Stromquist, K Kelly
1Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA. carolyn-turvey@uiowa.edu
Objective:
To examine the prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation in a community-based rural sample.
Method:
The sample was a random sample of people living in a single county in Iowa. Participants aged 18 or older (n=1617) were asked about suicidal ideation in the past year as well as mood, alcohol use, social support, and stressful life events.
Results:
About 8.2% of the sample reported suicidal ideation. Depressive symptoms, problems resulting from alcohol use, infrequent social contact and financial loss characterized the suicidal group.
Conclusion:
Depressive symptoms were the strongest correlate of suicidal ideation in this rural sample. In the multivariate analysis, financial loss rather than low income remained a significant correlate of suicidal ideation after controlling for depression. This suggests that change in financial status rather than chronic poverty poses a risk for suicidal ideation.
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