Determinants of Suicidality in the European General Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

María Teresa Carrasco-Barrios, Paloma Huertas, Paloma Martín, Carlos Martín, Carmen Castillejos Mª, Eleni Petkari and Berta Moreno-Küstner
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María Teresa Carrasco-Barrios: Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, University of Malaga, 29010 Malaga, Spain
Paloma Huertas: Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, University of Malaga, 29010 Malaga, Spain
Paloma Martín: Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, University of Malaga, 29010 Malaga, Spain
Carlos Martín: Primary Care Center of Marquesado, Área Nordeste de Granada, 18512 Granada, Spain
Carmen Castillejos Mª: Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, University of Malaga, 29010 Malaga, Spain
Eleni Petkari: Social and Behavioural Sciences, European University Cyprus 6th Diogenous st., Nicosia 2063, Cyprus
Berta Moreno-Küstner: Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, University of Malaga, 29010 Malaga, Spain

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 11, 1-24

Abstract: Close to one million people commit suicide each year, with suicidal attempts being the main risk factor for suicide. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to achieve a greater understanding of suicidality in the general population of Europe by studying associated factors and their statistical significance with suicidality, as well as the effect of the temporal moment in which suicidality is observed in a relationship. A search strategy was carried out in electronic databases: Proquest’s Psychology Database, Scopus, PsycINFO, Medline and Embase. Odds ratios (ORs), publication bias, influential studies on heterogeneity and analysis moderators were calculated. Twenty-six studies were included after meeting the inclusion criteria. Factors statistically associated with suicidality are female gender, age over 65 years, unemployment, low social support, adulthood adversity, childhood adversity, family history of mental disorder, any affective disorder, major depression, anxiety/stress/somatoform disorders, tobacco and substance use, any mental disorder and body mass index. As a limitation, a high heterogeneity between studies was found. Factors associated with suicidality in the general population are relevant for understanding the suicidal phenomenon.

Keywords: suicidality; death wishes; suicidal ideation; suicidal plans; suicidal attempts; general population; risk factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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