Citation

Jeon HJ, Lee JY, Lee YM, Hong JP, Won SH, Cho SJ, Kim JY, Chang SM, Lee D, Lee HW, Cho MJ. J. Nerv. Ment. Dis. 2010; 198(9): 643-646.

Affiliation

*Department of Psychiatry, Depression Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; daggerDepartment of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, Seoul, South Korea; double daggerMedical Humanities and Social Medicines, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea; section signDepartment of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; paragraph signDepartment of Psychiatry, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea; parallelDepartment of Psychiatry, Gachon Medical School, Incheon, South Korea; **Department of Neuropsychiatry, DongGuk International Hospital, DongGuk University College of Medicine, Ilsan, South Korea; daggerdaggerDepartment of Psychiatry, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea; and double daggerdouble daggerDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181ef3ecf

PMID

20823725

Abstract

This was the first Korean national study to evaluate prevalence and correlates of suicidal behavior, and to compare multiple and single attempts. A total of 6510 adults completed face-to-face interviews (response rate, 81.7%) through randomly chosen one-person-per-households. Lifetime prevalence and correlates were evaluated with the Korean version of Composite International Diagnostic Interview (K-CIDI), and a questionnaire to inquire about suicidal behaviors. The lifetime prevalence of suicidal ideation, plan, and attempt in South Korea was 15.2%, 3.3%, and 3.2% (single 2.1% and multiple 1.1%), respectively. Younger age was associated with attempts and more strongly associated with multiple attempts. Attempts were the most strongly associated with mood disorders, especially bipolar disorder, which was more strongly associated with multiple attempts. In conclusion, suicidal behaviors are highly prevalent in Korea, especially in young adults. Bipolar disorder was the most strongly associated disorder with suicide attempts, more with multiple attempts.

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