Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Surveillance Summaries, January 2022 / Vol. 71 / No. SS-1

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• Alternative Title:
  Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years — U.S. 2015–2019
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Surveillance Summaries
• Personal Author:
  Ivey-Stephenson, Asha Z. ; Crosby, Alex E. ; Hoenig, Jennifer M. ; Gyawali, Shiromani ; Park-Lee, Eunice ; Hedden, Sarra L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (U.S.) ; Division of Injury Prevention ; Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (U.S.) ; Division of Surveillance and Data Collection
• Description:
  Suicidal thoughts and behaviors are important public health concerns in the U.S. In 2019, suicide was the 10th leading cause of death among persons aged ≥18 years (adults); in that year, 45,861 adults died as a result of suicide, and an estimated 381,295 adults visited hospital emergency departments for nonfatal, self-inflicted injuries. Regional- and state-level data on self-inflicted injuries are needed to help localities establish priorities and evaluate the effectiveness of suicide Prevention strategies.
  
  Description of System: The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) is an annual survey of a representative sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population aged ≥12 years. NSDUH collects data on the use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco; initiation of substance use; substance use disorders and treatment; health care; and mental Health This report summarizes data on responses to questions concerning suicidal thoughts and behaviors contained in the mental health section among sampled persons aged ≥18 years in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This report summarizes 2015–2019 NSDUH data collected from 254,767 respondents regarding national-, regional-, and state-level prevalence of suicidal thoughts, planning, and attempts by age group, sex, race and ethnicity, region, state, education, marital status, poverty level, and health insurance status.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Data Collection Female Humans Male Prevalence Suicidal Ideation Suicide, Attempted Young Adult
• Source:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Surveillance Summaries, 2022; v. 71, no. 1
• Series:
  Surveillance Summaries: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/MMWRss7101a1
• ISSN:
  1546-0738 (print) ; 1545-8636 (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  34990443
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8736267
• Document Type:
  Journal Issue
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  24 pdf pages
• Volume:
  71
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d9d1511ab5ce5c4adfcbb51c738b207c6d64035dc8f59487ee535e3e60c2962c2c4a92e9df04d70c82965ee183743a7c810d58524b589e19cbfbc1e11dcd0a53
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/113678/cdc_113678_DS1.pdf
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