Citation

Malone KM, Haas GL, Sweeney JA, Mann JJ. J. Affect. Disord. 1995; 34(3): 173-185.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7560545

Abstract

We examined the risk of attempted suicide in 100 inpatients during a major depressive episode. We hypothesized that patients who attempt suicide have a vulnerability for suicidal behavior independent of severity or duration of depression, manifested by suicide attempts early in the course of a depressive episode. The first 3 months after the onset of an MDE and the first 5 years after the lifetime onset of major depressive disorder represented the highest-risk period for attempted suicide, independent of the severity or duration of depression. Familial, genetic, early-life loss experiences and comorbid alcoholism may be causal factors.

Language: en