Journal article
Financial loss and suicidal ideation in a rural community sample
Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica, Vol.106(5), pp.373-380
11/2002
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2002.02340.x
PMID: 12366472
Abstract
To examine the prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation in a community-based rural sample.
The sample was a random sample of people living in a single county in Iowa. Participants aged 18 or older (n=1617) were asked about suicidal ideation in the past year as well as mood, alcohol use, social support, and stressful life events.
About 8.2% of the sample reported suicidal ideation. Depressive symptoms, problems resulting from alcohol use, infrequent social contact and financial loss characterized the suicidal group.
Depressive symptoms were the strongest correlate of suicidal ideation in this rural sample. In the multivariate analysis, financial loss rather than low income remained a significant correlate of suicidal ideation after controlling for depression. This suggests that change in financial status rather than chronic poverty poses a risk for suicidal ideation.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Financial loss and suicidal ideation in a rural community sample
- Creators
- C Turvey - Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA. carolyn-turvey@uiowa.eduA StromquistK KellyC ZwerlingJ Merchant
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica, Vol.106(5), pp.373-380
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2002.02340.x
- PMID
- 12366472
- ISSN
- 0001-690X
- eISSN
- 1600-0447
- Grant note
- K01 MHO1964-01 / NIMH NIH HHS U07/CCU 706145 / ODCDC CDC HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/2002
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Anthropology; Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984003966902771
Metrics
10 Record Views