Subthreshold bipolar traits and suicide risk among undergraduates

Psychol Rep. 2006 Apr;98(2):417-8. doi: 10.2466/pr0.98.2.417-418.

Abstract

Data from a sample of 500 undergraduate students showed that depression scores were more strongly correlated with suicide risk than were mania scores, uggesting that such traits should be routinely screened to evaluate suicide risk.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bipolar Disorder / diagnosis*
  • Bipolar Disorder / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Risk Factors
  • Students / psychology*
  • Suicide / statistics & numerical data*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires