Table 5.

Association between previous disorders, divided into remitted or current comorbid disorders, and suicidality

	Ideation			Plan			Attempt
	OR	95% CI	p	OR	95% CI	p	OR	95% CI	p
No previous disorder (ref)	–			–			–
Depressive distress disorders	0.7	0.4–1.2	0.23	1.0	0.5–2.0	0.99	1.6	0.7–3.9	0.29
Non-depressive distress disorders (remitted)	0.7	0.5–1.1	0.10	0.5	0.2–0.9	0.029	0.9	0.4–2.0	0.86
Non-depressive distress disorders (current)	1.2	0.9–1.6	0.12	1.2	0.8–1.7	0.48	1.1	0.7–1.8	0.63
Fear disorders (remitted)	0.7	0.5–1.1	0.16	1.1	0.6–1.9	0.81	1.6	0.9–3.1	0.13
Fear disorders (current)	1.5	1.2–1.9	<0.001	1.5	1.0–2.1	0.029	1.7	1.1–2.7	0.024
Externalising disorders (remitted)	1.3	1.0–1.8	0.06	1.5	1.0–2.4	0.07	1.7	1.0–3.0	0.050
Externalising disorders (current)	2.0	1.5–2.5	<0.001	2.6	1.8–3.8	<0.001	1.6	0.9–2.7	0.10

MDD, major depressive disorder; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

Association between suicidality and previous depressive distress, non-depressive distress, fear or externalising disorders, among respondents with 12-month MDD. Previous disorders are divided into remitted and current disorders.

Depressive distress disorder: major depressive disorder and dysthymia; non-depressive distress disorder: generalised anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder; fear disorder: agoraphobia, panic disorder, separation anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, specific phobia; externalising disorders: intermittent explosive disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, drug abuse and drug dependence.

Analyses adjusted for country, age, sex, education, marital status, employment status and MDD characteristics (age on onset, chronicity and severity).