| Suicidal ideation, self-harm and attempted suicide: results from the British psychiatric morbidity survey 2000. | |
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PMID: 20627465 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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PURPOSE: To examine relationships between suicidal ideation, self-harm, and suicide attempts, including the timing of the phenomena. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The British National Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (NPMS) 2000, a randomised cross-sectional survey of the British population (n=8,580), included detailed questions about suicidal phenomena. RESULTS: Suicidal phenomena were common in the survey population: a fifth had experienced tedium vitae, and nearly one in six had had death wishes or considered suicide. 4.4% of the study population had attempted suicide at some time. The relationships between individual elements of suicidality, though not absolute, were strong. The relationships tended to be hierarchical. The results suggested that suicidal thinking represents a strong indicator of vulnerability to suicidal acts, less so to self-harm. Although suicidal phenomena were more common in women, the relationship of the different elements were not affected by gender. DISCUSSION: Studies in non clinical populations allow full appreciation of the nature and burden of suicidality. The topic of suicide is sensitive, so there may have been under-reporting, although the level of missing data was around 0.1%. Nevertheless, the sample was large and closely representative of the whole British populace. CONCLUSIONS: Suicidality is common in the British population. The strong relationships between elements of suicidality are clinically important. |
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P E Bebbington; S Minot; C Cooper; M Dennis; H Meltzer; R Jenkins; T Brugha |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists Volume: 25 ISSN: 1778-3585 ISO Abbreviation: Eur. Psychiatry Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
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Created Date: 2010-10-26 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9111820 Medline TA: Eur Psychiatry Country: France |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 427-31 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Mental Health Sciences, University College London, Riding House Street, London, UK. P.Bebbington@ucl.ac.uk |
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