%0 Journal Article
%T Prevalence of and risk factors for suicide attempts versus suicide gestures: analysis of the national comorbidity survey
%J Journal of abnormal psychology
%D 2006
%A Nock, Matthew K.
%A Kessler, Ronald C.
%V 115
%N 3
%P 616-623
%X Definitions and classification schemes for suicide attempts vary widely among studies, introducing conceptual, methodological, and clinical problems. We tested the importance of the intent to die criterion by comparing self-injurers with intent to die, suicide attempters, and those who self-injured not to die but to communicate with others, suicide gesturers, using data from the National Comorbidity Survey (n = 5,877). Suicide attempters (prevalence = 2.7%) differed from suicide gesturers (prevalence = 1.9%) and were characterized by male gender, fewer years of education, residence in the southern and western United States; psychiatric diagnoses including depressive, impulsive, and aggressive symptoms; comorbidity; and history of multiple physical and sexual assaults. It is possible and useful to distinguish between self-injurers on the basis of intent to die.   <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I American Psychological Association
%@ 0021-843X
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0021-843X.115.3.616