Table 2. Clinical characteristics (mean or frequency) by recent suicidal desire.
| Recent suicidal desire | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (n = 24) | Yes (n = 11) | Total (N = 35) | ||
| PS (SD) | 37.4 (9.5) | 47.6 (8.9) | 40.6 (10.4) | t = − 2.98** |
| OMMP (SD) | 117.2 (26.8) | 132.6 (28.0) | 122.0 (27.7) | t = − 1.57 |
| BDI (SD) | 24.4 (10.3) | 33.4 (9.8) | 27.2 (10.8) | t = − 2.43* |
| BHS (SD) | 10.2 (5.0) | 15.1 (4.3) | 11.7 (5.3) | t = − 2.81** |
| Years since Dx (SD) | 7.2 (6.6) | 5.9 (5.4) | 6.9 (6.3) | t = − 0.52 |
| Diagnosis | χ2 = 6.40* | |||
| Major depressive disorder | 15 | 2 | 17 | |
| Dysthymic disorder | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Depression NOS | 8 | 7 | 15 | |
| Currently on antidepressants | χ2 = 0.50 | |||
| Yes | 14 | 5 | 19 | |
| No | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
| Suicide attempts | χ2 = 7.91* | |||
| Never | 21 | 5 | 26 | |
| Once | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| More than once | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
Notes.
- PS
- psychache scale
- OMMP
- Orbach & Mikulincer current mental pain questionnaire
- BDI
- Beck depression inventory
- BHS
- Beck hopelessness scale
- Dx
- diagnosis
- NOS
- not otherwise specified
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.