title: Psychosocial and clinical correlates of suicidal acts: results from a national population survey.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Clinical samples have identified a number of psychosocial risk factors for suicidal acts but it is unclear if these findings relate to the general population.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe the prevalence of and psychosocial risk factors for suicidal acts in a general adult population.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were obtained from a Canadian epidemiological survey of 36,984 respondents aged 15 years and older (weighted sample n=23,662,430).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of these respondents, 0.6% (weighted n=130,143) endorsed a 12-month suicidal act. Female gender (OR=4.27, 95% CI 4.05-4.50), being separated (OR=37.88, 95% CI 33.92-42.31) or divorced (OR=7.79, 95% CI 7.22-8.41), being unemployed (OR=1.70, 95% CI 1.50-1.80), experiencing a chronic physical health condition (OR=1.70, 95% CI 1.67-1.86) and experiencing a major depressive episode in the same 12-month period as the act (OR=9.10, 95% CI 8.65-9.59) were significantly associated with a suicidal act.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The psychosocial correlates of suicidal acts in this sample are consistent with those previously reported in clinical and general population samples. These findings reinforce the importance of the determination of suicide risk and its prevention not only of psychiatric illness but of physical and psychosocial factors as well.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Centre, Rochester, NY 14642-8409, USA. emma_robertsonblackmore@urmc.rochester.edu
authors: Emma Robertson
authors: ER
authors: Blackmore
authors: Sarah
authors: S
authors: Munce
authors: Iris
authors: I
authors: Weller
authors: Brandon
authors: B
authors: Zagorski
authors: Stephen A
authors: SA
authors: Stansfeld
authors: Donna E
authors: DE
authors: Stewart
authors: Eric D
authors: ED
authors: Caine
authors: Yeates
authors: Y
authors: Conwell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002170:Canada; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012067:Religion; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013997:Time Factors