@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence and correlates of suicidality in Andalusia (Spain): results of the epidemiological study PISMA-ep",
journal="Journal of affective disorders",
year="2020",
author="Huertas, Paloma and Moreno-Küstner, Berta and Gutiérrez, Blanca and Cervilla, Jorge A.",
volume="266",
number="",
pages="503-511",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Suicidality is an important public health problem. Hence, the aims of this study are to report prevalence rates and correlates of suicidality in Andalusia (Southern Spain). <br><br>METHODS: This is a cross-sectional household survey conducted on a representative sample of adults living in Andalusia. 4507 subjects were interviewed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) to assess suicidality and standardized instruments were employed to evaluate associated variables. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to explore independent associations with suicidality. <br><br>RESULTS: Current prevalence of suicidality was 6.4%, 4.4% showed death wish, 1.4% had ideas of self-harm, 2.4% had suicidal thoughts, 1.1% had a suicidal plan, 0.6% had attempted suicide during the month prior to the interview, and, lastly, 2.6% reported to have had any sort of suicide attempt during his/her previous life. Independent factors associated with suicidality were being female, older age, not having a stable couple, lower levels of social support, having had physical childhood abuse experience, having experienced an increasing number of stressful life events, higher neuroticism scores, having a family history of mental disorder and nicotine or drugs dependence. LIMITATIONS: The instrument employed to measure suicidality is a screening tool rather than a more in-depth diagnostic measure. We have not included all potential correlates of suicidality. This is a cross-sectional study which cannot establish causal relationships between exposures and outcomes. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This is the first epidemiological study in Andalusia on suicidality offering important results of clinical interest for suicide prevention.<br><br>Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier B.V.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0165-0327",
doi="10.1016/j.jad.2020.01.115",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.01.115"
}