Association between DSM-IV Anxiety Disorders and Suicidal Behaviors in a Community Sample of South Korean Adults
- Authors
- Cho, Seong-Jin; Hong, Jin Pyo; Lee, Jun-Young; Im, Jeong Soo; Na, Kyoung-Sae; Park, Jee Eun; Cho, Maeng Je
- Issue Date
- Nov-2016
- Publisher
- KOREAN NEUROPSYCHIATRIC ASSOC
- Keywords
- Panic disorder; Generalized anxiety disorder; Obsessive-compulsive disorder; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Suicide
- Citation
- PSYCHIATRY INVESTIGATION, v.13, no.6, pp.595 - 600
- Journal Title
- PSYCHIATRY INVESTIGATION
- Volume
- 13
- Number
- 6
- Start Page
- 595
- End Page
- 600
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/7701
- DOI
- 10.4306/pi.2016.13.6.595
- ISSN
- 1738-3684
- 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. Conclusion 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.
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