Estimating the risk of suicide associated with mental disorders: A systematic review and meta-regression analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental disorders (MDs) are known risk factors for suicide. This systematic review updates the evidence base for this association and improves upon analytic approaches by incorporating study-level and methodological variables to account for measurement error in pooled suicide risk estimates.

Methods

A systematic review was conducted to review studies on MDs as risk factors for suicide. Relevant studies were searched using PubMed, Embase, PsychINFO, and existing reviews from 2010 to 19. Studies were eligible if they were longitudinal/case-control studies, representative of the general population, used diagnostic instruments, and quantified suicide risk. The outcome assessed was relative risks (RRs) for suicide due to MDs. A multi-level meta-regression approach was u

SUBMITTER: Moitra M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8095367 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature