@article{ref1,
title="Incidence of suicidal ideation and behavior in the United States, 1994",
journal="Suicide and life-threatening behavior",
year="1999",
author="Sacks, Jeffrey J. and Cheltenham, MP and Crosby, Alexander E.",
volume="29",
number="2",
pages="131-140",
abstract="Completed suicides reflect only a portion of the impact of suicidal behavior; sublethal behaviors cause morbidity and can signal treatable problems such as depression. There is no national quantification of nonlethal suicidal behaviors. The present study used a random-digit-dialed telephone survey to estimate the 12-month incidence of suicidal ideation, planning, and attempts among U.S. adults. Of 5,238 respondents, 5.6% (representing about 10.5 million persons) reported suicidal ideation, 2.7% (about 2.7 million) made a specific suicide plan, and 0.7% (about 700,000) made a suicide attempt (estimate = 1.1 million attempts). Hence, suicidal behaviors are not uncommon and occur along a continuum ranging from ideation to completed suicides. Preventing nonlethal precursor behaviors may prevent deaths.",
language="",
issn="0363-0234",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}