Lifetime Suicide Attempts in Otherwise Psychiatrically Healthy Individuals.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Not all people who die by suicide have a psychiatric diagnosis; yet, little is known about the percentage and demographics of individuals with lifetime suicide attempts who are apparently psychiatrically healthy. If such suicide attempts are common, there are implications for suicide risk screening, research, policy, and nosology.

Objective

To estimate the percentage of people with lifetime suicide attempts whose first attempt occurred prior to onset of any psychiatric disorder.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used data from the US National Epidemiologic Study of Addictions and Related Conditions III (NESARC-III), a cross-sectional face-to-face survey conducted with a nationally representative sample of the US civilian noninstit

SUBMITTER: Oquendo MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10882500 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature