Suicide and Panic Disorder. Integration of the Literature and New Findings

Abstract

M. Weissman et al (1989) published the first substantial evaluation of the relationship between panic disorder and suicide. Weissman et al found that individuals with panic disorder, compared to other psychiatric conditions, had significantly greater levels of suicidal ideation and significantly more suicide attempts. In the years following the Weissman paper, there have been approximately 35 papers examining the panic–suicide linkage including additional analyses using ECA data as well as literature reviews. The first section of this chapter provides a summary of this literature with the goal of ascertaining the current status of the relationship between panic and suicide. The second section provides an analysis of some of the authors' data in order to extend this literature and to further delineate the pathways linking panic and suicide. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)