Risk of a Serious Suicide Attempt Adjusted for Confounding Mental Disorders, by Gender and Age, for 302 Persons Who Made Serious Suicide Attempts and 1,028 Comparison Subjects

WOMEN

Any mood disorder 21.3 9.4-48.3 < 0.0001 79.2 58.3 26.3-129.4 < 0.0001 80.8

Any substance use 2.7 1.0-7.3 > 0.05 22.4 3.8 1.2-11.5 < 0.03 26.2 disorder

Any antisocial disorder 2.3 0.9-6.2 > 0.05 21.5 1.2 0.2-9.1 > 0.05 6.3

Any anxiety disorder 1.5 0.5-4.7 > 0.05 7.0 1.3 0.5-3.3 > 0.05 5.0

Any eating disorder 8.6 0.8-91.7 > 0.05 14.8 1.1 0.5-6.5 > 0.05 1.6

95% Population 95% Population

DSM-III-R Category Odds Confidence Attributable Odds Confidence Attributable By Gender Ratio Interval P Risk Ratio Interval P Risk

Age < 30 Years

Age > 30 Years

SOURCE: Beautrais, A.L, et al. (1996) Prevalence and Comorbidity of Mental Disorders in Persons Making Serious Suicide Attempts: A Case-Control Study. American Journal of Psychiatry, 153(8): 1012

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