title: [Characteristics of groups after the suicide attempt. Cluster analysis of National Comorbidity Survey (NCS) 1990-1992].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Identification of specific groups with increased risk of suicidal behavior.
  
  
  METHODS
  Latent class analysis, (LCA) data from the National Comorbidity Survey (NCS) 1990-1992, conducted in the representative sample of 5977 Americans aged 15-54 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seven clusters of persons were identified: (C1) young adults with at least 5 psychiatric diagnoses in lifetime, with sever anxiety, somatic illnesses and low income;(C2) alcohol dependent with depressive mood, and with at least 4 psychiatric diagnoses in lifetime; (C3) persons without mental disorders and persons with one or two mental disorders, in fourth decade of life; (C4) nearly only women suffering from depression with other comorbid mental disorders, often with anxiety disorders; (C5) young persons with variety of mental disorders, and with abuse of alcohol and other psychoactive substances, with suicidal attempt in past, currently not in relationship; (C6) nearly only men, in fourth decade of life, abusing alcohol and drugs, with depressive mood; majority of them with dissocial personality disorder and with at least three psychiatric diagnoses; (C7) young persons without mental disorders or with 1 or 2 mental disorders, strongly emotionally dependent.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cluster analysis let to identify and relatively well describe 7 groups of persons with increased risk of suicidal behavior.
authors.affiliation: Instytut Badań Edukacyjnych w Warszawie.
authors.forename: Tymoteusz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wołodźko
authors.affiliation: Szkoła Wyższa Psychologii Społecznej w Warszawie; II Klinika Psychiatryczna WUM.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kokoszka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: comorbidity; mental disorders; suicide