Key result
Major physical diseases were associated with elevated suicide risk, with women experiencing a 2- to 3-fold higher risk for conditions including cancer, coronary heart disease, stroke, and COPD.
Why the study?
Do major physical diseases increase the risk of suicide in primary care patients?
Case-Control (n=18,333)
Yes
Do major physical diseases increase the risk of suicide in primary care patients?
Major physical diseases, including coronary heart disease and stroke, are associated with an increased risk of suicide, particularly in women, though this risk is strongly confounded by co-occurring clinical depression.
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May warrant suicide risk screening in primary care patients with major physical diseases; leaves open independence from depression confounding.
Roger T. Webb (2012) conducted a case-control in Major physical diseases and suicide risk (n=18,333). Major physical diseases (e.g., coronary heart disease, stroke, COPD, osteoporosis, cancer) vs. People without any of the specific physical illnesses examined was evaluated on Suicide and open verdicts. Major physical diseases were associated with elevated suicide risk, with women experiencing a 2- to 3-fold higher risk for conditions including cancer, coronary heart disease, stroke, and COPD.
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