Mental health treatment use and perceived treatment need among suicide planners and attempters in the United States: between and within group differences

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Table 1 Sample characteristics: nonideators versus ideators (%)

N (%)	Nonideators	Ideators	P
N (%)	147,575 (96.50)	7,348 (3.50)	P
Age group			<.001
21–25 years	9.25	15.75
26–34 years	16.70	19.21
35–49 years	28.80	33.38
50–64 years	26.78	23.05
65+ years	18.47	8.61
Male	48.07	46.69	.151
Race/ethnicity			<.001
Non-Hispanic White	68.04	73.55
Black	11.38	10.52
Hispanic	13.90	9.46
Asian	4.70	3.38
Other	1.98	3.08
Not married	42.66	60.99	<.001
Education			<.001
<High school (HS)	14.25	14.62
HS graduate	29.64	31.0
Some college	25.25	29.33
College graduate	30.86	25.05
Not employed	34.35	42.67	<.001
Income <200% FPL^a	31.55	43.46	<.001
Military service	11.38	11.17	.776
Health insurance coverage gap	5.04	9.31	<.001
Major depressive episode	5.10	46.97	<.001
Substance use disorders (SUD)	7.75	25.71	<.001
Alcohol abuse/dependence	6.44	20.41	<.001
Illicit drug abuse/dependence	1.85	10.71	<.001
Any substance abuse treatment use	1.39	7.78	<.001
Among those with SUD	9.23	21.46	<.001
Professional MH^b treatment use	12.61	50.01	<.001
Inpatient	0.52	8.17	<.001
Outpatient	5.82	32.36	<.001
Pharmacotherapy	10.65	44.57	<.001
Alternative MH treatment use	8.32	22.49	<.001
Any MH (professional and/or alternative) treatment use	17.89	55.93	<.001
Perceived MH treatment need	3.61	35.13	<.001
Without any treatment	2.10	24.49	<.001
With any treatment	14.09	45.76	<.001