Incidence of Suicidal Ideation and Behavior in the United States, 1994
- 1 June 1999
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Vol. 29 (2), 131-140
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1943-278x.1999.tb01051.x
Abstract
Completed suicides reflect only a portion of the impact of suicidal behavior; sublethal behaviors cause morbidity and can signal treatable problems such as depression. There is no national quantification of nonlethal suicidal behaviors. The present study used a random-digit-dialed telephone survey to estimate the 12-month incidence of suicidal ideation, planning, and attempts among U.S. adults. Of 5,238 respondents, 5.6% (representing about 10.5 million persons) reported suicidal ideation, 2.7% (about 2.7 million) made a specific suicide plan, and 0.7% (about 700,000) made a suicide attempt (estimate = 1.1 million attempts). Hence, suicidal behaviors are not uncommon and occur along a continuum ranging from ideation to completed suicides. Preventing nonlethal precursor behaviors may prevent deaths.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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