Table 4.
Diagnoses of mental disorders among suicide cases and living controls.
| Diagnoses of mental disorders | Cases (n=392) |
Controls (n=416) |
|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | |
| Subjects diagnosed as any axis I mental disorder at time of death or interview | 188 (48.0%) | 16 (3.8%) |
| Mood disorders | 137 (34.9%) | 10 (2.4%) |
| Major depression disorder | 93 (23.7%) | 6 (1.4%) |
| Bipolar disorder | 12 (3.1%) | 1 (0.2%) |
| Dysthymia | 10 (2.6%) | 0 |
| Mood disorder due to GMC | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (0.2%) |
| Mood disorder NOS | 21 (5.4%) | 2 (0.5%) |
| Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders | 44 (11.2%) | 2 (0.5%) |
| Schizophrenia | 40 (10.2%) | 2 (0.5%) |
| Schizoaffective disorder | 1 (0.3%) | 0 |
| Psychotic disorder due to GMC | 2 (0.5%) | 0 |
| Psychotic disorder NOS | 1 (0.3%) | 0 |
| Alcohol and substance use disorders | 25 (6.4%) | 4 (0.9%) |
| Alcohol use disorder | 23 (5.9%) | 4 (0.9%) |
| Substance use disorder | 2 (0.5%) | 0 |
| Anxiety disorders and other axis I disorders | 8 (2.0%) | 2 (0.5%) |
| General anxiety disorder | 3 (0.8%) | 0 |
| Phobic disorder | 3 (0.8%) | 1 (0.2%) |
| Post traumatic stress disorder | 1 (0.3%) | 0 |
| Anxiety disorder NOS | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (0.2%) |
| Other axis I disorders | 2 (0.5%) | 0 |
| Acute stress disorder | 1 (0.3%) | 0 |
| Pathological gambling | 1 (0.3%) | 0 |
GMC=general medical condition; NOS=not otherwise specified. Note that the sum of all diagnoses exceeds the subjects with any diagnosis because multiple diagnoses can be given to a subject.