Table 5 Diagnostic predictors of psychiatric treatment utilization among children with lifetime history of pure suicidal ideation (unweighted n = 1521).

From: Prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in preadolescent children: A US population-based study

 

Any treatment

Univariate

Multivariate

OR (95% CI)

p

OR (95% CI)

p

Any disorder

9.01 (6.04–13.43)

<0.001

9.89 (6.34–15.41)

<0.001

Number of diagnoses

 Single disorder

4.18 (2.65–6.59)

<0.001

4.89 (2.98–8.02)

<0.001

 Two or more disorders

12.78 (8.47–19.27)

<0.001

13.84 (8.73–21.93)

<0.001

Disorder type

 MDD

2.14 (1.57–2.93)

<0.001

1.44 (0.97–2.15)

0.07

 Any anxiety disorder

3.92 (3.03–5.07)

<0.001

  

  Separation anxiety

3.61 (2.61–4.99)

<0.001

1.48 (0.95–2.32)

0.09

  Social anxiety

3.68 (2.45–5.52)

<0.001

1.91 (1.09–3.34)

0.02

  Specific phobia

1.86 (1.44–2.39)

<0.001

1.07 (0.77–1.50)

0.67

  GAD

5.63 (3.93–8.08)

<0.001

3.08 (1.96–4.84)

<0.001

  OCD

2.23 (1.61–3.10)

<0.001

0.99 (0.63–1.55)

0.96

  PTSD

5.54 (3.10–9.90)

<0.001

1.56 (0.74–3.28)

0.24

 Any behavioral disorder

4.23 (3.26–5.49)

<0.001

  

  Conduct disorder

3.10 (2.04–4.72)

<0.001

1.51 (0.85–2.68)

0.16

  ODD

4.26 (3.27–5.54)

<0.001

2.33 (1.65–3.29)

<0.001

 ADHD

4.35 (3.36–5.63)

<0.001

2.11 (1.53–2.92)

<0.001

 Eating disorders

4.32 (1.59–11.71)

<0.01

1.64 (0.42–6.32)

0.47

 Psychosis

2.66 (1.06–6.70)

0.04

1.12 (0.28–4.50)

0.88

  1. CI confidence interval, GED General Educational Development, OR odds ratio, ADHD attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, GAD generalized anxiety disorder, MDD major depressive disorder, OCD obsessive compulsive disorder, ODD oppositional defiant disorder, PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder; Any anxiety disorder panic disorder, agoraphobia, separation anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, specific phobia, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, or post-traumatic stress disorder; Any behavioral disorder conduct disorder or oppositional defiant disorder.
  2. Multivariate analyses separated by blank rows represent separate models, each of which covaried all sociodemographic factors. The first model examined whether having any diagnosis predicted treatment utilization, the second assessed number of diagnoses (none, single disorder, two or more disorders) as a predictor, and the third assessed each disorder as a predictor controlling for all other diagnoses. Only individual diagnoses were included in multivariate models to avoid overlap between individual diagnoses and grouped diagnoses (i.e., any anxiety disorder and any behavioral disorder).
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