Premium
Psychological Symptoms in Late Adolescence and Long‐Term Risk of Suicide and Suicide Attempt
Author(s) -
Hogstedt Carl,
Forsell Yvonne,
Hemmingsson Tomas,
Lundberg Ingvar,
Lundin Andreas
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/sltb.12362
Subject(s) - feeling , anger , psychiatry , suicide prevention , headaches , psychology , clinical psychology , poison control , injury prevention , population , medicine , medical emergency , social psychology , environmental health
Mental disorders in the general population are associated with increased risk of suicidality, but less is known about the independent predictive ability of self‐reported psychological symptoms. We followed 49,321 screened and interviewed Swedish conscripts through 36‐year follow‐up to test whether psychological symptoms predicted suicide and hospitalization for suicide attempts. There were 619 suicides and 1,230 suicide attempts during the follow‐up period. After excluding subjects with any psychiatric diagnoses ( n = 5,691, 12%) and controlling for other psychological symptoms, severe symptoms of anger, trouble falling asleep, and feeling down predicted suicide. Similarly anger, headaches, feeling down, and nervousness predicted suicide attempt. Self‐reported psychological symptoms may have a predictive value beyond psychiatric diagnosis.