Table 5.
Distribution of depressive severity, psychiatric comorbidities, bipolar spectrum variables, childhood maltreatment variables, and lifetime suicidal behaviour between patients with milder major depressive symptomatology experiencing low-moderate and severe suicidal ideation
| Low-moderate SI | Severe SI | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 57) | (N = 21) | ||
| Depression severity | |||
| IDS-C30 | 29.23 ± 4.36 | 31.10 ± 3.16 | 0.0771 |
| Work/social adjustment | 23.12 ± 8.42 | 27.14 ± 9.58 | 0.0755 |
| Psychiatric comorbidities | |||
| Panic disorder | 2.33 ± 3.69 | 4.33 ± 5.17 | 0.0681 |
| GAD | 5.54 ± 2.90 | 6.38 ± 3.32 | 0.2810 |
| OCD | 1.02 ± 1.79 | 1.95 ± 2.22 | 0.0593 |
| PTSD | 2.89 ± 3.86 | 4.57 ± 4.59 | 0.1101 |
| Binge-eating | 1.86 ± 2.81 | 2.52 ± 2.96 | 0.3637 |
| Social phobia | 3.35 ± 4.16 | 5.86 ± 5.15 | 0.0300 |
| Bipolar spectrum variablesa | |||
| Age of onset | 26.81 ± 13.79 | 20.67 ± 11.91 | 0.0750 |
| Bipolar score | 0.75 ± 0.95 | 1.48 ± 1.29 | 0.0118 |
| Childhood maltreatment | |||
| Number of events | 0.89 ± 1.21 | 1.76 ± 1.41 | 0.0088 |
| Neglect | 18 (0.31) | 13 (0.62) | 0.0159 |
| Emotional abuse | 19 (0.33) | 10 (0.48) | 0.2499 |
| Physical abuse | 8 (0.14) | 8 (0.38) | 0.0204 |
| Sexual abuse | 6 (0.10) | 6 (0.28) | 0.0516 |
| Lifetime suicidal behaviour | |||
| LSB score | 1.51 ± 1.78 | 2.60 ± 2.11 | 0.0289 |
Significant differences (P < 0.025) are in bold.
Values are means ± standard deviations or N (%).
GAD, generalised anxiety disorder; IDS-C30, 30-item Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Clinician Rating; LSB, lifetime suicidal behaviour; OCD, obsessive-compulsive disorder; OR, odds ratio; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; SI, suicidal ideation.
a
Mixed depression and subthreshold hypomania were not reported because expected values were<5.