Cross-national analysis of the associations among mental disorders and suicidal behavior: findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys.

MK, Nock; I, Hwang; N, Sampson; RC, Kessler; M, Angermeyer; A, Beautrais; G, Borges; E, Bromet; R, Bruffaerts; Girolamo G, de; Graaf R, de; S, Florescu; O, Gureje; JM, Haro; C, Hu; Y, Huang; EG, Karam; N, Kawakami; V, Kovess; D, Levinson; J, Posada-Villa; R, Sagar; T, Tomov; MC, Viana; DR, Williams

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.

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Nock MK

Hwang I

Sampson N

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 ...

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