title: Clinical and sociodemographic correlates of suicidality in patients with major depressive disorder from six Asian countries.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  East Asian countries have high suicide rates. However, little is known about clinical and sociodemographic factors associated with suicidality in Asian populations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the factors associated with suicidality in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) from six Asian countries.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study cohort consisted of 547 outpatients with MDD. Patients presented to study sites in China (n = 114), South Korea (n = 101), Malaysia (n = 90), Singapore (n = 40), Thailand (n = 103), and Taiwan (n = 99). All patients completed the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), the Global Severity Index(SCL-90R), the Fatigue Severity Scale, the 36-item short-form health survey, the Sheehan Disability Scale, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). Patients were classified as showing high suicidality if they scored ≥ 6 on the MINI suicidality module. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to examine sociodemographic and clinical factors related to high suicidality.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred and twenty-five patients were classed as high suicidality. Unemployed status (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 2.43, p < 0.01), MADRS score (adjusted OR 1.08), p < 0.001, and GSI (SCL-90R) score (adjusted OR 1.06, p < 0.01) were positively related to high suicidality. Hindu (adjusted OR 0.09, p < 0.05) or Muslim (adjusted OR 0.21, p < 0.001) religion and MSPSS score (adjusted OR 0.82, p < 0.05) were protective against high suicidality.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A variety of sociodemographic and clinical factors were associated with high suicidality in Asian patients with MDD. These factors may facilitate the identification of MDD patients at risk of suicide.
authors: Ah-Young
authors: AY
authors: Lim
authors: Ah-Rong
authors: AR
authors: Lee
authors: Ahmad
authors: A
authors: Hatim
authors: Si
authors: S
authors: Tian-Mei
authors: Chia-Yih
authors: CY
authors: Liu
authors: Hong Jin
authors: HJ
authors: Jeon
authors: Pichet
authors: P
authors: Udomratn
authors: Dianne
authors: D
authors: Bautista
authors: Edwin
authors: E
authors: Chan
authors: Shen-Ing
authors: SI
authors: Liu
authors: Hong Choon
authors: HC
authors: Chua
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. jphong@amc.seoul.kr.
authors: Jin Pyo
authors: JP
authors: Hong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients; D012307:Risk Factors; D012944:Social Support; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult