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ArticleEuropean archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience2025

Association between overt aggression and suicidal ideation in patients with major depressive disorder: the mediational role of cognitive symptoms.

Ningning Chen, Meiti Wang, Yiming Chen, Fan Wang, Qinte Huang, Dongbin Lyu, Chenglin Wu, Vivien Yang, Shuang He, Xirui Liu and 3 more

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Ningning Chen *Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 600 South Wan Ping Road, Shanghai, 200030, China.
Meiti Wang *Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 600 South Wan Ping Road, Shanghai, 200030, China.
Yiming ChenShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 600 South Wan Ping Road, Shanghai, 200030, China.
Fan WangShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 600 South Wan Ping Road, Shanghai, 200030, China.
Qinte HuangShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 600 South Wan Ping Road, Shanghai, 200030, China.
Dongbin LyuShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 600 South Wan Ping Road, Shanghai, 200030, China.
Chenglin WuClinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Shanghai Pudong New Area Mental Health Center, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200124, China.
Vivien YangShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 600 South Wan Ping Road, Shanghai, 200030, China.
Shuang HeShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 600 South Wan Ping Road, Shanghai, 200030, China.
Xirui LiuShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 600 South Wan Ping Road, Shanghai, 200030, China.
Yixia XieShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 600 South Wan Ping Road, Shanghai, 200030, China.
Qinting ZhangShanghai Key Lab of Forensic Medicine, Key Lab of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, 200030, China. zhangqinting@126.com.
Wu HongShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 600 South Wan Ping Road, Shanghai, 200030, China. drhongwu@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9980-2481

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Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau No.201740115the National Key R & D Program of China 2022YFC3302001the National Key Research and Development Program of China No. 2016YFC0906300the National Natural Science Foundation of China No.81701344the Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan medical innovation research 21Y11905600the Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai 21ZR1455100the STI2030-Major Projects 2021ZD0200800
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Abstract

Suicidal ideation, under the dominion of suicidal behavior, represents the most severe consequence of depressive disorders. Overt aggressive behaviors leading to agitated symptoms, coupled with cognitive symptoms during a depressive episode, both impact suicidal ideation and behavior. However, the precise mechanisms by which cognitive symptoms and overt aggressive behaviors influence suicidal ideation in patients with depressive disorders remain unclear. This cross-sectional study analyzed 301 MDD patients from the Shanghai Mental Health Centre between May 2017 and July 2020. Depression severity and cognitive symptoms were assessed using the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-17), overt aggression with the Modified Overt Aggression Scale (MOAS), and suicidal ideation with the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSSI). A multivariate logistic regression was conducted to identify risk factors for suicidal ideation. Patients with suicidal ideation had higher levels of cognitive impairment and overt aggression (Z = - 5.527, P < 0.01; Z = - 3.482, P < 0.01). Overt aggressive symptoms positively correlated with suicide ideation (r = 0.177, P = 0.006) and cognitive performance scores (r = 0.173, P = 0.035). And cognitive performance scores also positively correlated with suicide ideation (r = 0.308, P < 0.001). Logistic regression identified cognitive symptoms (OR 1.47) and overt aggression (OR 1.40) as predictors of suicidal ideation in MDD patients (P < 0.05). Mediation analysis revealed that cognitive symptoms mediated the relationship between overt aggression and suicidal ideation (indirect effect: 0.1903). In MDD, cognitive symptoms and overt aggression are significant predictors of suicidal ideation, with cognitive symptoms playing a mediating role. These findings suggest potential targets for therapeutic intervention.

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AggressionCognitive DysfunctionMajor Depressive DisorderSuicidal IdeationAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedCognitive symptomsMediation analysisOvert aggressionSuicidal ideation

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