Premium
Mental Disorders and Socioeconomic Status: Impact on Population Risk of Attempted Suicide in Australia
Author(s) -
Page Andrew,
Taylor Richard,
Hall Wayne,
Carter Gregory
Publication year - 2009
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.2009.39.5.471
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , suicide prevention , poison control , anxiety , injury prevention , population , medicine , occupational safety and health , psychiatry , human factors and ergonomics , mental health , demography , psychology , environmental health , pathology , sociology
The population attributable risk (PAR) of mental disorders compared to indicators of socioeconomic status (SES) for attempted suicide was estimated for Australia. For mental disorders, the highest PAR% for attempted suicide was for anxiety disorders (males 28%; females 36%). For SES, the highest PAR% for attempted suicide in males was for occupation (males 31%; females 16%) and education level (males 19%; females 8%), following adjustment for age and mental disorders. The study results suggest that one third of suicide attempts in both males and females are attributable to anxiety disorders, the same proportion attributable to low educational or occupational status.