Citation

Usall J, Pinto-Meza A, Fernandez A, Graaf R, Demyttenaere K, Alonso J, Girolamo G, Lépine JP, Kovess V, Haro JM. J. Affect. Disord. 2009; 116(1-2): 144-147.

Affiliation

Sant Joan de Deu-SSM, Fundacio Sant Joan de Deu, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centro de Investigacion en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Spain.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jad.2008.12.006

PMID

19155069

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study is to compare suicide ideation among women in the pre-, peri-, and post-menopause using a cross-sectional household survey of non-institutionalised adults from six European countries. METHODS: In total, 8794 out of 21,425 respondents provided data for the following study. To use men as a comparison group, we defined three different groups of male subjects, based on the mean age of the women groups. RESULTS: We found an increased risk of suicide ideation among women in their peri-menopause compared with women in their pre- or post-menopause and men. This finding was independent of mood and anxiety disorders. LIMITATIONS: Some categories showed few individuals. The cross-sectional design of our study does not allow us to conclude causal relationship between variables. CONCLUSION: The occurrence of suicide ideation varies across the reproductive life cycle of women.

Language: en