title: Association between DSM-IV Anxiety Disorders and Suicidal Behaviors in a Community Sample of South Korean Adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  There are conflicting reports about whether individual anxiety disorders are independently associated with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. We examined whether anxiety disorders are related to suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in a community sample of South Korean adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  In-person interviews based on the South Korean version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview were conducted to diagnose mental disorders. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to examine whether anxiety disorders were associated with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. Each regression model treated lifetime diagnosis of anxiety disorders as independent variables. Sociodemographic characteristics, cohabitation status, lifetime history of mood disorders, alcohol use disorders, and psychotic disorders were included as covariates.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nationally representative sample of 6,510 South Korean adults aged 18-64 years was recruited. Multivariate analysis adjusted for psychiatric comorbidity and sociodemographic variables revealed that generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) [2.34, 95% confidence interval (CI) (1.27, 4.33)], post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (3.50, 95% CI: 2.16, 5.68), specific phobia (1.55, 95% CI: 1.14, 2.11), social phobia (2.97, 95% CI: 1.27, 6.94), and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) (5.58, 95% CI: 2.70, 11.6) were associated with suicidal ideation, whereas only social phobia (3.78, 95% CI: 1.41, 10.1) and PTSD (5.13, 95% CI: 2.81, 9.37) were associated with suicide attempts.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Individual anxiety disorders are independently associated with suicidal ideation and/or suicide attempts. The importance of the early detection of anxiety disorders and of assessing the suicide risk in individuals with anxiety disorders is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seong-Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jin Pyo
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Boramae Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jun-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jeong Soo
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Im
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kyoung-Sae
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Na
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jee Eun
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Maeng Je
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cho
keywords: Generalized anxiety disorder; Obsessive-compulsive disorder; Panic disorder; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Suicide