Risk factors for suicidal behavior in people on disability pension due to common mental disorders in Sweden.
Socio-demographic risk factors for suicide attempts included being female, younger age, lower education levels, and living single. Health care factors included previous outpatient or inpatient mental health diagnoses and treatment, as well as a history of suicide attempts. Medication use, including antidepressants, anxiolytics alone or combined, also increased risk. Risk factors for completed suicide included being male, living single, previous inpatient mental health treatment, and a history of suicide attempts. Antianxiety medication use alone or combined with antidepressants also increased suicide risk.
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1. Risk factors for suicidal behaviour in people
on disability pension due to common mental
disorder in Sweden.
In Collaboration with Prof Kristina Alexanderson,
Associate Prof Jussi Jokinen and
Associate Prof Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz
Syed Rahman (syed.rahman@ki.se)
Division of Insurance Medicine,
Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
2. Background
In most OECD countries, there is a shift towards mental
diagnoses for disability pension (DP) claim.
Mental diagnoses were the primary cause of disability in
30% or more of all claims.
Common mental disorders (CMD) comprise one of the
main disability pension diagnoses.
Brown J et al. 2009, J辰rvisalo J et al. 2005, OECD 2010
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3. Background
People on DP seem to have a higher mortality.
Gjesdal et al. 2009, Karlsson et al., 2007, Wallman et al., 2006
A significant association has been reported between DP and
suicidal behaviour.
Qin et al., 2003, Leinonen 2013, Jonsson et at., 2013
Information on consequences of DP is sparse.
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4. Aim
To examine the association between different socio-
demographic, health care factors and medication and
subsequent suicidal behaviour among individuals on
disability pension due to common mental disorders.
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5. Methods
Design: nationwide register based prospective cohort study.
Inclusion criteria: individuals aged 18-64 years, on DP due
to CMD during 2005, n = 48 803.
Exclusion criteria: schizophrenic spectrum and bipolar
disorders during 2001-05, old-age pensioners in 2005.
Final cohort: n = 46 745 individuals.
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6. Methods
Follow-up (2006-10): Suicide attempt n=1 046,
Suicide n=210.
Censoring: for emigration, death (due to other causes in
case of suicide).
Statistical method: Hazard ratios and 95% CI were
estimated by Cox proportional hazard regression models.
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7. Results- Suicide attempt
Multivariate Hazard Ratios (HR), 95% Confidence Interval (CI)
Characteristics Total n (%) HR (95 % CI)
Sex Female 736 (2.4) 1.15 (1.01-1.32)
Male 310 (2) 1
Age 18-24 years 61 (7.2) 2.11 (1.552.89)
25-34 years 161 (4.8) 2.06 (1.642.59)
35-44 years 342 (3.5) 2.06 (1.692.52)
45-54 years 306 (2.1) 1.52 (1.251.85)
55-64 years 176 (1) 1
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8. Results- Suicide attempt
Multivariate Hazard Ratios (HR), 95% Confidence Interval (CI)
Characteristics Total n (%) HR (95 % CI)
Education
(in years)
University/ higher (13) 152 (1.2) 1
High school (10-12) 540 (2.5) 1.38 (1.151.65)
Compulsory (0-9) 347 (2.9) 1.57 (1.291.91)
Family
status
Married/cohab. with child 201 (1.9) 1
Married/cohab. no child 88 (0.9) 0.73 (0.56-0.95)
Single with child 558 (2.8) 1.23 (1.04-1.45)
Single no child 199 (3.1) 1.29 (1.06-1.57)
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9. Results- Suicide attempt
Multivariate Hazard Ratios (HR), 95% Confidence Interval (CI)
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Characteristics Total n (%) HR (95% CI)
Outpt. care
in 2001-05
Mental diagnoses 571 (4.4) 1.30 (1.14-1.48)
Inpt. care in
2001-05
Somatic diagnoses 613 (3.9) 1.45 (1.26-1.67)
Mental diagnoses 507 (10) 2.88 (2.47-3.35)
Suicide attempt 314 (22) 3.89 (3.29-4.60)
Medication
in 2005
Antidepr. only 299 (2.2) 1.82 (1.52-2.17)
Anxiolytics only 109 (3.2) 2.24 (1.77-2.82)
Both prescribed 423 (5.8) 3.35 (2.83-3.98)
10. Results- suicide
Multivariate Hazard Ratios (HR), 95% Confidence Interval (CI)
Characteristics Total n (%) HR (95 % CI)
Sex Female 102 (0.3) 1
Male 108 (0.7) 2.14 (1.61-2.85)
Family
status
Married/cohab. with child 30 (0.3) 1
Married/cohab. no child 29 (0.3) 1.23 (0.72-2.10)
Single with child 25 (0.4) 1.48 (0.86-2.54)
Single no child 125 (0.6) 1.68 (1.11-2.53)
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11. Results- suicide
Multivariate Hazard Ratios (HR), 95% Confidence Intervals (CI)
Characteristics Total n (%) HR (95 % CI)
Inpat. care
in 2001-05
Mental diagnoses 90 (1.8) 2.71 (1.94-3.80)
Suicide attempt 46 (3.2) 3.00 (2.00-4.50)
Medication
in 2005
Antidepr. only 47 (0.4) 1.32 (0.89-1.97)
Anxiolytics only 23 (0.7) 2.10 (1.28-3.44)
Both prescribed 86 (1.2) 3.30 (2.31-4.72)
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12. Conclusion
Risk factors for suicide attempt :
Socio-demographic factors: female sex, young age, low
education, living single.
Health care factors: outpatient care due to mental diagnosis,
inpatient care due to mental or somatic diagnoses and
suicide attempt.
Medication: antidepressant and anxiolytic alone or
combined.
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13. Conclusion (continued)
Risk factors for suicide:
Socio-demographic factors: male sex, living single.
Health care factors: inpatient care due to mental diagnoses
and previous suicide attempt.
Medication: anxiolytic alone and combined antidepressant
with anxiolytic.
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