Role of individual deprivation and community-level deprivation on suicidal behaviors: Insights from the UK Biobank study

Introduction This study aimed to investigate the impact of individual- and community-level deprivation on suicidal behaviors among community members. Methods Data from 350,884 UK Biobank participants were employed to construct an individual deprivation index. Absolute poverty was defined as a pre-tax annual household income below ₤18,000. Predictors for absolute poverty incorporated variables such as sex, […]

Effects of social deprivation on risk factors for suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in commercially insured US youth and adults

We used US nationwide commercial insurance claims data (2011–2015) to study the effect of social deprivation on clinical and demographic risk factors for suicidal ideation (SI) and suicide attempts (SA) among US youth and adults < 65 years, after having a mental health or substance use disorder-related outpatient encounter. Neighborhood social deprivation level was summarized by the quintile […]