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Financial loss and suicidal ideation in a rural community sample
Author(s) -
Turvey C.,
Stromquist A.,
Kelly K.,
Zwerling C.,
Merchant J.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2002.02340.x
Subject(s) - suicidal ideation , psychiatry , clinical psychology , suicide prevention , psychology , poison control , depression (economics) , injury prevention , poverty , alcohol abuse , medicine , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics , economic growth
Turvey C, Stromquist A, Kelly K, Zwerling C, Merchant J. Financial loss and suicidal ideation in a rural community sample. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2002: 106: 373–380. © Blackwell Munksgaard 2002. Objective: To examine the prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation in a community‐based rural sample. Method: The sample was a random sample of people living in a single county in Iowa. Participants aged 18 or older ( n =1617) were asked about suicidal ideation in the past year as well as mood, alcohol use, social support, and stressful life events. Results: About 8.2% of the sample reported suicidal ideation. Depressive symptoms, problems resulting from alcohol use, infrequent social contact and financial loss characterized the suicidal group. Conclusion: Depressive symptoms were the strongest correlate of suicidal ideation in this rural sample. In the multivariate analysis, financial loss rather than low income remained a significant correlate of suicidal ideation after controlling for depression. This suggests that change in financial status rather than chronic poverty poses a risk for suicidal ideation.