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The study aims to assess the prevalence of anxiety symptoms and their associated factors in patients with major depressive disorder who have attempted suicide recently.

March 31, 2026BJPsych OpenOpen Access

Prevalence and related factors of anxiety symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder and a history of recent suicide attempts: cross-sectional study

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QZQuanfeng ZhuHangzhou Normal University WCWenli ChenHangzhou Normal University XLXiaoe LangShanxi Medical University

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Cross-sectional study examines anxiety prevalence in patients with major depressive disorder and recent suicide attempts, suggesting important clinical implications.

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The study aims to assess the prevalence of anxiety symptoms and their associated factors in patients with major depressive disorder who have attempted suicide recently.
Included 1718 patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder.
Utilized binary logistic regression and hypothesis testing to analyze anxiety severity.
Categorized patients into subgroups based on anxiety severity.
Performed one-way ANOVA and multivariate logistic regression to identify correlates of anxiety.
Anxiety severity was found to be an independent risk factor for recent suicide attempts.
Patients with significant anxiety had a 2.9-fold risk, while those with severe anxiety had an 11.8-fold increased risk of recent suicide attempts.
Depressive symptoms, positive psychotic symptoms, and certain thyroid function levels were also linked to anxiety severity.

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Zhu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69cb64b0e6a8c024954b8bae https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2026.11000

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Cross-sectional study examines anxiety prevalence in patients with major depressive disorder and recent suicide attempts, suggesting important clinical implications.

Prevalence and related factors of anxiety symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder and a history of recent suicide attempts: cross-sectional study

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Prevalence and related factors of anxiety symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder and a history of recent suicide attempts: cross-sectional study

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