Reported suicidal behavior and current suicidal ideation in a psychiatric outpatient clinic.
One thousand consecutive intakes at an outpatient psychiatric clinic were screened for past suicide attempts and present suicidal ideation and diagnosed using DSM-III-R criteria. A full range of thoughts about death and suicide were prevalent in all diagnostic groups. Over one-third of patients with major depression and borderline personality disorder had actual plans to kill themselves, and over two-thirds of patients with borderline personality disorder had made one or more suicide attempts.
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University of California, San Diego Outpatient Psychiatric Services 92103.
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D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D002423:Cause of Death; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000401:mortality* / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*