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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 10.
Published in final edited form as: Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2010 Feb;40(1):50–62. doi: 10.1521/suli.2010.40.1.50

TABLE 1. Mental Health Characteristics of Whole Sample.

Case
(N=686)
Control
(N=280)
Comparisons (Adjusted OR and 95% CI)ˆ
Lifetime Drug Dependence
 % Cannabis 57 31 2.94 (2.13– 4.07)**
 % Sedative 39 2 33.40 (13.50–82.63)**
 % Stimulants 51 19 4.31 (3.02– 6.14)**
 % Cocaine 36 3 17.79 (8.56–36.96)**
 % Alcohol 42 30 1.43 (1.04– 1.97)**
 Mean drug classes ever# 2.1 0.8 t724 = −1.32**
 % Tobacco 67 44 2.42 (1.79– 3.29)**
Psychopathology
 % Borderline personality disorder 58 35 2.36 (1.73– 3.21)**
 % Depressive episode 59 51 1.37 (1.01– 1.85)*
 % Posttraumatic stress disorder 36 19 2.39 (1.66– 3.43)**
 % Panic disorder 23 26 ns
 % Anti-social personality disorder 46 17 3.45 (2.40– 4.97)**
Childhood Maltreatment
 % Physical 59 40 1.95 (1.44– 2.64)**
 % Emotional 74 70 ns
 % Sexual 49 48 1.50 (1.09– 2.07)*
 % Neglect 42 30 1.61 (1.17– 2.21)*
 % Any maltreatment type 86 81 1.63 (1.09– 2.45)*
#

Includes alcohol; does not include opioid dependence.

ˆ

Adjusted for age, gender, and employment status.

*

p < 0.05,

**

p < 0.001