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Increased suicidality in depression: group or subgroup characteristic?

H M van Praag1, R Plutchik

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10461.

Psychiatry Research
|December 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary

Severely depressed patients with a history of suicide attempts are at high risk for future attempts. This risk is evenly distributed among these individuals, with no specific subgroup identified as hypervulnerable.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Depression is a significant public health concern associated with increased suicide risk.
  • Understanding the patterns of suicidal behavior in depressed populations is crucial for effective intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between depressive episodes and suicide attempts in hospitalized patients.
  • To determine if a history of suicide attempts predicts future suicidal behavior in individuals with depression.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective study of 172 depressed patients admitted to a psychiatric inpatient service.
  • Ascertainment of lifetime history of depressive episodes and suicide attempts.
  • Correlation analysis of episode and attempt frequency, including rate measures (per year).

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Main Results:

  • Approximately one-third of severely depressed, hospitalized patients reported at least one suicide attempt.
  • While raw counts showed low correlation, rate measures (episodes/attempts per year) revealed a significant positive correlation.
  • Patients with a history of suicide attempts face a high risk of further attempts during subsequent depressive episodes.

Conclusions:

  • A history of suicide attempts is a strong indicator of future risk in depressed individuals.
  • The risk of suicidal behavior appears evenly distributed among depressed patients with a history of attempts.
  • No evidence supports the existence of a hypervulnerable subgroup within this population.