TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Gender differences in the association of mixed anxiety and depression with suicide
JO  - British journal of psychiatry
A1  - Bjerkeset, Ottar
A1  - Romundstad, Pål Richard
A1  - Gunnell, David
SP  - 474
EP  - 475
VL  - 192
IS  - 6
N2  - The incidence of depression is higher in women than men but the reverse pattern is seen with suicide. In a cohort of 50 692 Norwegians we found that suicide risk associated with comorbid anxiety and depression was two-fold higher in men (OR=7.4, 95% CI 3.1-17.5) than women (OR=2.9, 95% CI 0.8-10.6), although statistical evidence for a difference was weak (P=0.4). If real, these gender differences could reflect either a more severe symptom profile in men with self-reported anxiety and depression, perhaps because of gender differences with regard to the stigma associated with mental illness, or gender differences in the way men respond to mental illness (e.g. self-medication/help-seeking).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0007-1250
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.107.045203
ID  - ref1
ER  -