TABLE 2.
Diagnoses of Mental Disorders Among Suicide Victims and Living Comparison Subjects in a Study of Suicide Among Rural Chinese 15–34 Years of Age
| Diagnosisa | Suicide Victims (N=392)
|
Comparison Subjects (N=416)
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | |
| Any axis I disorder at time of death or interview | 188 | 48.0 | 16 | 3.8 |
| Mood disorders | 137 | 34.9 | 10 | 2.4 |
| Major depressive disorder | 93 | 23.7 | 6 | 1.4 |
| Bipolar disorder | 12 | 3.1 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Dysthymia | 10 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mood disorder due to a general medical condition | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Mood disorder not otherwise specified | 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 | 0.0 |
| Psychotic disorder due to a general medical condition | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Psychotic disorder not otherwise specified | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Substance use disorders | 25 | 6.4 | 4 | 0.9 |
| Alcohol use disorder | 23 | 5.9 | 4 | 0.9 |
| Substance use disorder other than alcohol | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Anxiety disorders and other axis I disorders | 8 | 2.0 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Generalized anxiety disorder | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Phobic disorder | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Anxiety disorder not otherwise specified | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Other axis I disorders | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Acute stress disorder | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Pathological gambling | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
a
The sum of all diagnoses exceeds the number of study subjects with any diagnosis because of multiple diagnoses.