TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Factors associated with multiple versus single episode suicide attempts in the 1990-1992 and 2001-2003 United States national comorbidity surveys
JO  - Journal of nervous and mental disease
A1  - Pagura, Jina
A1  - Cox, Brian J.
A1  - Sareen, Jitender
A1  - Enns, Murray W.
SP  - 806
EP  - 813
VL  - 196
IS  - 11
N2  - This study sought to examine psychiatric and childhood traumatic event correlates of multiple suicide attempts (MSA) compared with single suicide attempts (SSA) in 2 nationally representative samples of the United States general population. Data came from the National Comorbidity Survey (n = 5,401; age 18-54; response rate = 82.4%) and the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (n = 4,083; age 18-54; response rate = 70.9%). Multiple logistic regressions were used to compare individuals with MSA to those with a SSA on the variables of interest after adjusting for sociodemographic variables. Individuals with a history of MSA had significantly higher odds of experiencing several traumatic events in childhood in the 2 surveys. Most notably, comorbidity of 3 or more mental disorders and the presence of at least 1 anxiety disorder distinguished individuals with MSA from those with a SSA in both surveys, suggesting the potential importance of these variables in association with multiple suicide attempts.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-3018
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0b013e31818b6a77
ID  - ref1
ER  -