Table 1. Suicide cohort demographics and psychiatric diagnoses.
Age (years) | Gender | BDI | Depressed | Mood disorder | Bipolar | Suicidal ideations | Suicide attempt | ADHD | PTSD | Anxiety | Drug use | Head trauma | Sexual abuse | Months to death |
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41 | M | NA | x | x | 14 | |||||||||
51 | M | 19 | x | x | 3 | |||||||||
41 | F | 36 | x | x | x | 89 | ||||||||
26 | M | 5 | x | x | x | x | 1 | |||||||
64 | M | 27 | x | |||||||||||
42 | F | 40 | x | x | x | x | 12 | |||||||
50 | M | NA | x | x | x | 9 | ||||||||
21 | M | 19 | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
21 | M | 34 | x | x | x | x | x | x | 14 | |||||
36 | F | NA | x | x | x | x | x | 6 | ||||||
15 | M | 99 | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
39 | M | 46 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
63 | M | 38 | x | x | x | x | x | x | 37 | |||||
43 | M | 24 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 15 | |||
33 | M | 31 | x | x | x | x | x | x | 2 | |||||
20 | M | 11 | x | x | x | 9 | ||||||||
45 | F | 32 | x | x | x | x | 7 | |||||||
19 | M | 16 | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
34 | M | NA | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 45 | ||||
28 | F | 34 | x | x | x | x | 20 | |||||||
23 | M | NA | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 7 |
Abbreviations: ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; DSM-IV, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder-IV; NA, not applicable; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; SPECT, single-photon emission computed tomography.
In all, 21 subjects ranging in age from 15 to 64 years previously underwent a psychiatric evaluation and brain SPECT imaging. A BDI score of 25 or greater results in the diagnosis of depression as defined by the DSM-IV criterion. An ‘x' in the category of depression, mood disorder or bipolar was given based on a diagnostic evaluation from a treating psychiatrist. The mean time from clinic visit to suicide was 18±22 months. The exact time of death data was unavailable for five of the subjects listed.