Association between DSM-IV Anxiety Disorders and Suicidal Behaviors in a Community Sample of South Korean Adults.
- Author:
Seong Jin CHO
1
;
Jin Pyo HONG
;
Jun Young LEE
;
Jeong Soo IM
;
Kyoung Sae NA
;
Jee Eun PARK
;
Maeng Je CHO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Panic disorder; Generalized anxiety disorder; Obsessive-compulsive disorder; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Suicide
- MeSH: Adult*; Anxiety Disorders*; Anxiety*; Comorbidity; Diagnosis; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders*; Humans; Logistic Models; Mental Disorders; Mood Disorders; Multivariate Analysis; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Panic Disorder; Phobic Disorders; Psychotic Disorders; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Suicidal Ideation; Suicide
- From:Psychiatry Investigation 2016;13(6):595-600
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: OBJECTIVE: There are conflicting reports about whether individual anxiety disorders are independently associated with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. We examined whether anxiety disorders are related to suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in a community sample of South Korean adults. METHODS: In-person interviews based on the South Korean version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview were conducted to diagnose mental disorders. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to examine whether anxiety disorders were associated with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. Each regression model treated lifetime diagnosis of anxiety disorders as independent variables. Sociodemographic characteristics, cohabitation status, lifetime history of mood disorders, alcohol use disorders, and psychotic disorders were included as covariates. RESULTS: Nationally representative sample of 6,510 South Korean adults aged 18–64 years was recruited. Multivariate analysis adjusted for psychiatric comorbidity and sociodemographic variables revealed that generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) [2.34, 95% confidence interval (CI) (1.27, 4.33)], post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (3.50, 95% CI: 2.16, 5.68), specific phobia (1.55, 95% CI: 1.14, 2.11), social phobia (2.97, 95% CI: 1.27, 6.94), and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) (5.58, 95% CI: 2.70, 11.6) were associated with suicidal ideation, whereas only social phobia (3.78, 95% CI: 1.41, 10.1) and PTSD (5.13, 95% CI: 2.81, 9.37) were associated with suicide attempts. CONCLUSION: Individual anxiety disorders are independently associated with suicidal ideation and/or suicide attempts. The importance of the early detection of anxiety disorders and of assessing the suicide risk in individuals with anxiety disorders is emphasized.
