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ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2026

Examining the chronicity of suicidal thoughts and behaviors among Australian males.

Tilahun Haregu, Shaosen Zhang, Jesse Young, Gregory Armstrong

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Tilahun HareguCentre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. haregu.t@unimelb.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8797-0469
Shaosen ZhangCentre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Jesse YoungInstitute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5702-372X
Gregory ArmstrongCentre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8073-9213

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purposeResearch on chronic suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB) in Australia is limited. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and identify predictors of chronic STB among Australian males.

methodsA nine-year retrospective cohort study was conducted, analysing data from the first four waves of the Ten to Men Study. The study included 3,070 males who reported lifetime STB at Wave 1. Chronic STB was defined as the presence suicidal thoughts, plans, or attempts over subsequent waves. Modified Poisson and mixed-effects Poisson regression models were used to identify predictors.

resultsThe prevalence of chronic suicidal thoughts and attempts were 34.5% and 13.6%, respectively, with an overall chronic STB prevalence of 37.2%. At Wave 2, depression (IRR = 1.59; 95% CI [1.28, 1.98]; P < 0.001), homosexuality (IRR = 1.50; 95% CI [1.06, 2.14]; P = 0.023), and alcohol use disorder (IRR = 1.21; 95% CI [1.01, 1.46]; P = 0.044) were significantly associated with chronic STB. Over nine years, depression (IRR = 2.57; 95% CI [2.05, 3.22]; P < 0.001), alcohol use disorder (IRR = 1.53; 95% CI [1.27, 1.85]; P < 0.001), disability (IRR = 1.43; 95% CI [1.12, 1.82]; P = 0.004), and marijuana use (IRR = 1.33; 95% CI [1.05, 1.67]; P = 0.016) were key predictors.

conclusionAmong Australian men who report lifetime STB, more than one in three experience chronic STB over a nine-year period. Depression, alcohol use disorder, disability, illicit substance use, and socioeconomic factors emerged as primary predictors. Further research is needed to explore intervention strategies addressing these factors.

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