Melancholia and the probability and lethality of suicide attempts.
We compared suicide attempts associated with melancholic v. non-melancholic major depression in 377 patients. Controlling for depression severity and other covariates, melancholia at baseline assessment was associated with more serious past suicide attempts and with the probability of suicide attempt during follow-up.
Grunebaum
Michael F
MF
Department of Neuroscience, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA. mfg14@columbia.edu
Galfalvy
Hanga C
HC
Oquendo
Maria A
MA
Burke
Ainsley K
AK
Mann
J John
JJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*