Examining the Contributions of Disability to Suicidality in the Context of Depression Symptoms and Other Sociodemographic Factors

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ID13629829
AuthorsEmily M Lund (0000-0003-2031-1415, St. Cloud State University, MN, USA, corresponding author), Michael R Nadorff (0000-0002-8107-7514, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA), Katie Thomas (Milwaukee VA Medical Center), Katie B Thomas (Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA), Kate Galbraith (Utah State Office of Rehabilitation, Salt Lake City, UT, USA)
Year2018
Volume81
Issue2
Pages298-318
Publication date2018-04-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0030222818768609
PMID29665740
OpenAlexW2801146656
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited38

We examined the contribution of disability status to suicidality when accounting for depression and sociodemographic risk factors in 438 American adults, 82 (18.7%) of whom identified as having disabilities. Participants with disabilities had significantly higher depression scores and were more likely to be unemployed and unpartnered, all of which were also associated with increased suicidality. However, disability remained a significant predictor of suicidality even when depression and sociodemographic risk factors were accounted for in a linear regression. Other significant predictors of suicidality in this regression were female gender, depression symptoms, and family and friend suicide history; identifying as a member of a religion was a significant protective factor against suicidality. Our findings suggest that the contribution of disability to suicidality goes beyond that which can be explained by increased depression symptoms and sociodemographic vulnerability

Context (archaeology · Depression (economics · Medical emergency · Poison control · Psychiatry · Risk factor · Suicide prevention · Vulnerability (computing · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Traumatic Brain Injury Research

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