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Six Year Follow‐up of Health Status Changes in Danish Adults with Suicide Tendency in 1994
Author(s) -
Norlev Jeanette,
Davidsen Michael,
Kjøller Mette
Publication year - 2006
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 - 10.1521/suli.2006.36.1.103
Subject(s) - suicidal ideation , danish , suicide prevention , ideation , psychology , psychiatry , suicidal behavior , clinical psychology , medicine , poison control , medical emergency , linguistics , philosophy , cognitive science
The purpose of this study was to determine whether suicidal ideation and/or suicide attempts have any long‐term health effects. The relationship between suicidal thoughts and/or a previous suicide attempt in 1994 and the presence of suicidal ideation in 2000 was analyzed. We found that health status in 1994 differed significantly between the groups with and without suicidal ideation or a previous suicide attempt and that the differences persisted or even deepened (not significant) after 6 years. Further, people who had suicidal ideation or a suicide attempt in 1994 had a significantly greater risk (OR = 7.4) of having suicidal ideation in 2000 than people who had not.