Cross-National Analysis of the Associations among Mental Disorders and Suicidal Behavior: Findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

K. Nock, Matthew; Hwang, Irving; A. Sampson, Nancy; C. Kessler, Ronald; C. Angermeyer, Matthias; L. Beautrais, Annette; Borges, Guilherme; J. Bromet, Evelyn; Bruffaerts, Ronny; de Girolamo, Giovanni; de Graaf, Ron; Florescu, Silvia; Gureje, Oye; María Haro, Josep; Hu, Chiyi; Huang, Yueqin; G. Karam, Elie; Kawakami, Norito; Kovess–Masféty, Viviane; Levinson, Daphna; Posada‐Villa, José; Sagar, Rajesh; Tomov, Toma; Carmen Viana, María; R. Williams, David

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000123

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Cross-National Analysis of the Associations among Mental Disorders and Suicidal Behavior: Findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

Published in PLoS Medicine • Aug 10, 2009

Authors:

Matthew K. Nock

Irving Hwang

Nancy A. Sampson

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide. Mental disorders are among the strongest predictors of suicide; however, little is known about which disorders are uniquely predictive of suicidal behavior, the extent to which disorders predict suicide attempts beyond their association with...

Subject

Mood disorders

Mental health

Psychiatry

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