Cross-National Analysis of the Associations among Mental Disorders and Suicidal Behavior: Findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

By Matthew K. Nock, I. Hwang, N. Sampson, Ronald C. Kessler, M. Angermeyer, A. Beautrais, G. Borges, E. Bromet, R. Bruffaerts, G. de Girolamo and 15 more. PLoS Medicine, 2009

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Using data from over 100,000 individuals in 21 countries participating in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys, Matthew Nock and colleagues investigate which mental health disorders increase the odds of experiencing suicidal thoughts and actual suicide attempts, and how these relationships differ across developed and developing countries.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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What Distinguishes Suicide Attempters From Suicide Ideators? A Meta‐Analysis of Potential Factors (2016, background): “For example, certain panic attack symptoms, such as feeling like one might die or go crazy, appear to have an enhanced relationship to the transition to attempt (Katz, Yaseen, Mojtabai, Cohen, & Galynker, 2011; Nock et al., 2009).”
Replication of Ketamine’s Antidepressant Efficacy in Bipolar Depression: A Randomized Controlled Add-on Trial (2012, methodology): “All measures showed significant main effects for drug; specifically, ratings were higher in patients who received placebo versus those who received ketamine [MADRS: F (1,58) 63.”
Prevalence, correlates and treatment of lifetime suicidal behavior among adolescents: Results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication – Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A) (2013, methodology): “Suicidal behaviors were assessed using a modified version of the Suicidal Behavior Module of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI).(21,22) This module assesses the lifetime occurrence and age at onset of suicide ideation (“You seriously thought about killing yourself”) and, among r”
Clinical reappraisal of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview Screening Scales (CIDI-SC) in the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STARRS) (2013, methodology): “Screening scales were included in the AAS for eight DSM-IV disorders that have been found in previous general population studies to be significant predictors of suicidality (Nock et al., 2008; Nock et al., in press; Nock et al., 2009).”