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¹Suicide Studies Unit, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario. bethellj@smh.toronto.on.ca

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Individuals with past-year suicidal ideation or attempts, but no major depressive episode (MDE), frequently experience subthreshold depression. This highlights the need to assess subthreshold symptoms in suicidal populations.

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Background:

Major Depressive Episode (MDE) is a significant mental health concern.
Suicidal ideation and attempts are serious indicators of distress.
Subthreshold depression, a less severe form of depression, is not fully understood in relation to suicidality.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the prevalence of subthreshold depression among individuals reporting suicidal ideation or attempts without a diagnosed MDE.
To compare the prevalence of depressed mood across different groups, including those with MDE and those with suicidality but no MDE.

Main Methods:

Utilized data from the Canadian Community Health Survey: Mental Health and Well-Being (CCHS 1.2).
Compared the prevalence of depressed mood in the previous month across four groups: MDE (current and past year), suicidality without MDE, and no history of MDE or suicidality.
Analyzed data focusing on depressed mood as a core symptom of MDE and subthreshold depression.

Main Results:

The group with current MDE showed the highest prevalence of depressed mood.
Individuals with past-year suicidality but no MDE (D-S+ group) exhibited a significantly higher prevalence of depressed mood compared to the control group (D-S-).
The prevalence of depressed mood in the D-S+ group was only slightly lower than in the group with past-year MDE but no current MDE (D(1 year) group).

Conclusions:

Subthreshold depression appears to be common among individuals reporting suicidality.
A portion of individuals with past-year suicidality also met criteria for MDE during that period.
Future research on suicidality and depression should include comprehensive assessments of subthreshold depression for a more complete understanding.