Abstract
Suicidal Ideation, Psychiatric Disorder, and Medical Illness in a Community Epidemiological Study
Gili-Planas M~~Roca-Bennasar M~~et al
The authors present the results of a two-stage epidemiological study in the general population on the island of Formentera (Balearic Islands, Spain), which used the 28-item General Health Questionnaire in the first stage (n=697) & the Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry in the second (n=242). Medical illnesses diagnosed in the subjects at the second stage were also recorded. 6.5% of the sample reported suicidal ideation. Mental disorders are the most important factor associated with suicidal ideation, medical illnesses seemed to play a secondary role. (18 refs.)