A population-based longitudinal study of recent stressful life events as risk factors for suicidal behavior in major depressive disorder

Résumé

textbfBackground: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the type and number of stressful life events (SLEs) will be associated with suicidal behavior in a 3-year follow-up period in persons with major depressive disorder (MDD). textbfMethods: Data came from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC), a nationally representative longitudinal survey of mental health in non-institutionalized adults in the United States. The survey consisted of two waves: Wave 1 (2001-2002) and Wave 2 (2004-2005)