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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 29.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Psychol Rev. 2015 Dec 2;43:30–46. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2015.11.008

Table 1.

Description of included studies.

Author(s), year Total N Sample typea Sample populationb Length of follow-up (in months) Anxiety predictor(s) Suicide-related outcome(s)
Allgulander et al. (1992) 80,790 Swedish discharged inpatients Clinical Adolescent and adult 168 Anxiety neurosisc Death
Alonso et al. (2010) 218 Spanish psychiatric patients Clinical Adult 120 OCD duration and symptoms Attempt
Angst & Calyton (1998) 62 deceased Swiss males from general community General Adult 204 Any anxiety diagnosis Death
Bakken & Vaglum (2006) 160 Norwegian patients with substance abuse Clinical Adult 72 AG, GAD, OCD, PTSD, SOC, SOM, SPEC Attempt
Beautrais (2004) 302 New Zealand patients with prior attempt History of SITBs Adolescent and adult 60 Any anxiety diagnosis Attempt, death
Berglund (1984) 1,312 Swedish inpatients with alcohol abuse Clinical Adult 384 Any anxiety diagnosis Death
Berglund & Nilsson (1987) (a) 700 Swedish female inpatients with mood disorder Clinical Adult 324 Any anxiety diagnosis Death
Berglund & Nilsson (1987) (b) 500 Swedish male inpatients with mood disorder Clinical Adult 324 Anxiety symptoms Death
Blumenthal et al. (1989) 36 German psychiatric patients Clinical Adult 60 Any anxiety diagnosis Death
Bolton et al. (2010) 5,972 general community General Adult 36 Any anxiety diagnosis, GAD, PD, PTSD, SOC, SPEC Attempt
Borg & Ståhl (1982) 68 Swedish psychiatric patients General Adult 24 Anxiety symptoms, OCD symptoms Death
Borges et al. (2008) 5,001 general community General, History of SITBs Adolescent and adult 120 Any anxiety diagnosis, AG, GAD, PD, PTSD, SOC, SPEC Ideation, gesture, plan, attempt
Brådvik et al. (2010) 85 Swedish general community General Adolescent and adult 708 ADJ, ANX-NOS, OCD, PDA, SOC, SOM Death
Breslau et al. (2012) 1,186 general community General Adult 24 Any anxiety diagnosis Attempt
Britton, et al. (2012) 381 veteran suicide descendents History of SITBs Adult 1 Anxiety symptoms Death
Brown et al. (2000) 6,891 psychiatric outpatients Clinical Adult 288 Anxiety symptoms, PD Death
Bryan et al. (2014) 176 veteran outpatients History of SITBs Adult 14 PTSD symptoms Attempt
Cedereke & Öjehagen (2015) 178 Swedish psychiatric patients Clinical Adult 11 ADJ Attempt
Chan et al. (2014) 66 inpatients with depression Clinical Adult 12 Any anxiety diagnosis Attempt
Clarke et al. (2010) 1,292 general community General Adult 276 Any anxiety diagnosis Ideation
Conner et al. (2012) 309,861 United States Air Force members General Adult 72 Any anxiety diagnosis Death
Cougle et al. (2009) 2,551 females in general community General Adult 12 PTSD Ideation
Courtet et al. (2003) 76 West European patients with prior attempt History of SITBs Adult 12 AG, GAD, PD, SOC Attempt
Cullberg et al. (1988) 163 Swedish general community with prior attempt History of SITBs Adult 120 ADJd Death
Darke et al. (2005) 495 Australian patients with substance use disorder Clinical Adult 12 PTSD Attempt
Dennehy et al. (2011) 4,360 patients with bipolar disorder Clinical Adult 16 Any anxiety diagnosis, PD Attempt, death
Desai et al. (2005) 121,933 Dept. of Veterans Affairs psychiatric patients Clinical Adult 48 PTSD Death
Fawcett et al. (1990) 954 inpatients with mood disorder Clinical Adult 120 Anxiety symptoms, OCD symptoms Attempt
Flensborg-Madsen et al. (2009) 18,146 general Danish community General Adult 312 Any anxiety diagnosis Attempt
Fridell et al. (1996) 42 Swedish inpatients with prior attempt History of SITBs Adult 60 Any anxiety diagnosis, ADJ Attempt
Gallagher et al. (2014) 144 inpatients Clinical Adolescent 18 Social anxiety symptoms Ideation
Goldstein et al. (2011) 413 patients with bipolar disorder Clinical Adolescent 60 Any anxiety diagnosis, PD Attempt
Goldston et al. (2009) 180 inpatients Clinical Adolescent 168 GAD, PD, SPEC Attempt
Hayashi et al. (2012) 106 Japanese inpatients with prior self-injury History of SITBs Adult 24 Any anxiety diagnosis Attempt
Holma et al. (2010) 249 Finnish patients with MDD Clinical Adult 60 Any anxiety diagnosis, anxiety symptoms Attempt
Hung et al. (2015) 102,454 general elderly Chinese community General Adult 60 Anxiety symptoms Death
Keane et al. (1996) 134 American Indian high school students General Adolescent 6 Anxiety symptoms Attempt
Keilp et al. (2008) 26 patients with MDD and prior attempt History of SITBs Adult 24 PTSD Attempt
Kovacs et al. (1993) 183 inpatients Clinical Adolescent 144 ADJ Ideation, attempt
Laan et al. (2011) 129,781 general Dutch community General Adolescent and adult 120 Any anxiety diagnosis Death
Leadholm et al. (2013) 34,671 patients with depression Clinical Adult 204 Any anxiety diagnosis Death
Lewinsohn et al. (2001) (a) 539 Danish females in general community General Adolescent 144 Any anxiety diagnosis Attempt
Lewinsohn et al. (2001) (b) 402 Danish males in general community General Adolescent 144 Any anxiety diagnosis Attempt
Links et al. (2013) 180 Canadian patients with BPD Clinical Adult 24 PTSD Attempt
May et al. (2012) 49 psychiatric patients with suicide ideation History of SITBs Adult 120 Any anxiety diagnosis Attempt
Monnin et al. (2011) 273 French psychiatric patients with prior attempt History of SITBs Adult 24 PTSD Attempt
Nimeus et al. (2000) 191 Swedish psychiatric patients with prior attempt History of SITBs Adult 12 ADJ Death
Nordström et al. (1996) 54 Swedish inpatients with prior attempt History of SITBs Adult 72 Anxiety symptoms Death
Preuss et al. (2003) 1,237 general community with alcohol abuse or family member with alcohol abuse Clinical Adult 60 PD Attempt
Rao et al. (1993) 281 patients with depression and/or anxiety, or controls Clinical Adolescent 156 Any anxiety diagnosis Death
Reinherz et al. (1995) (a) 193 females in general community General Adolescent 168 PTSD, SOC, SPEC, anxiety symptoms Ideation
Reinherz et al. (1995) (b) 185 males in general community General Adolescent 168 PTSD, SOC, SPEC, anxiety symptoms Ideation
Ribeiro et al. (2012) 239 psychiatric outpatients with suicidality History of SITBs Adult 1 PTSD, anxiety symptoms Ideation, attempt
Riihimaki et al. (2013) 134 Finnish patients with mood disorder Clinical Adult 60 Any anxiety diagnosis, GAD, PD, SOC, SOM, anxiety symptoms Attempt
Sanchez-Gistau et al. (2013) 82 Spanish patients with first-episode psychosis Clinical Adolescent 24 Any anxiety diagnosis Attempt
Sani et al. (2011) 4,441 Italian psychiatric patients Clinical Adult 420 GAD, OCD, PD Death
Schneider et al. (2001) 278 German patients with MDD Clinical Adult 60 Any anxiety diagnosis, PD, anxiety symptoms Death
Sokero et al. (2005) 198 Finnish patients with MDD Clinical Adult 18 Any anxiety diagnosis AG, GAD, OCD, PD, PTSD, SOC, SPEC, anxiety symptoms Attempt
Tidemalm et al. (2014) (a) 3,678 Swedish females with bipolar disorder Clinical Adult 84 Any anxiety disorder Attempt
Tidemalm et al. (2014) (b) 2,408 Swedish males with bipolar disorder Clinical Adult 84 Any anxiety disorder Attempt
Tejedor et al. (1999) 150 Spanish patients with prior attempt History of SITBs Adult 120 Any anxiety diagnosis, ADJ, anxiety symptoms Attempt, death
Tuiksu et al. (2014) 137 Finnish patients with mood disorder Clinical Adolescent 84 Anxiety symptoms Attempt
Valtonen et al. (2006) 160 Finnish patients with bipolar disorder Clinical Adult 18 Any anxiety diagnosis, anxiety symptoms Attempt
Valtonen et al. (2008) 176 Finnish patients with bipolar disorder Clinical Adult 18 Any anxiety diagnosis Attempt
Wedig et al. (2012) 231 patients with BPD Clinical Adult 192 PTSD Attempt
Wenzel et al. (2011) 297 inpatients with suicidality History of SITBs Adult 360 Any anxiety diagnosis Death
Wolk, Weissman (1996) 226 patients with depression and/or anxiety, or controls General Adolescent 204 Any anxiety diagnosis Attempt, death
Yaseen et al. (2012) 2,864 patients with past year major depressive episode Clinical Adult 36 GAD, SOC, SPEC, panic attack Ideation, attempt
Yen et al. (2003) 578 patients with personality disorder Clinical Adult 24 PD, PTSD Attempt

Note. ADJ=adjustment disorder;AG=agoraphobia; ANX-NOS=anxiety disorder not otherwise specified; GAD=generalized anxiety disorder; OCD=obsessive–compulsive disorder; PD=panic disorder; PDA=panic disorder with agoraphobia; PTSD=posttraumatic stress disorder; SOC=social anxiety disorder; SPEC=specific phobia; SOM=somatic symptom disorder.

a

General=general community; Clinical=outpatient or inpatient sample; History of SITBs=history of suicidal or nonsuicidal self-injurious thoughts and/or behaviors.

b

Refers to age of sample at baseline.

c

Although no explicit definition was provided by study authors, anxiety neuroses were distinguished from other related disorder categories (e.g., affective disorders, substance use disorders).

d

Defined by study authors as acute crisis reaction.