Nonmedical Social Determinants, Syndemic Conditions, and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in a Treatment-seeking Community Sample: A Latent Class Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Knowledge gaps remain regarding whether syndemic conditions identify treatment-seeking individuals most at risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB). We employed latent class analysis to: (1) model treatment-seeking individuals' syndemic conditions, (2) examine latent classes across nonmedical social determinants, and (3) assess associations between class membership and STB.

Method

Participants were 982 individuals presenting at a community mental health clinic between October 2014 and February 2020. The three-step latent class analytic approach was used. Regression analyses were employed to examine nonmedical social determinants and STB outcomes associated with class membership.

Results

Participants were aged 18 to >72 (75.8% White; 76.7% heterosexual;

SUBMITTER: Scheer JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9911562 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature