Assessment of Suicidality among Patient with Major depressive Disorder in Sulimania City: A Cross-sectional Analysis

AbstractBackground: Individuals diagnosed through depression exhibit a significantly elevated death rate attributed to suicide. Suicidal thoughts can lead to both suicide and suicide attempts; however, these thoughts frequently go unnoticed. suicidality is the sunshade term for suicidal ideation, plans, and acts.Objectives: to assess suicidality among outpatients with major depressive disorders.Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study was conducted in 2025. A whole of 126 persons with suicidality along with major depressive disorder were assessed using face-to-face interviews, and they gave informed consent. This included the socio demographic and past psychiatric characteristics, the Beck Suicidal Ideation Scale, and the Beck Depression Inventory Scale. The numbers were investigated using SPSS version 22, and Fisher's exact test and independent t-tests were used to associate two means.Results: Of the 126 patients with suicidality along with major depressive disorder, 45.2% had moderate suicidal ideation, and 26.3% of the samples had severe suicidal ideation. The prevalence of suicidal attempts was 54.6% and suicidal plans 59.5%. Significant associations were found between suicidality and major depressive disorder.Conclusion: The present research demonstrates clearly that there are high prevalence rates of moderate to severe suicidal ideation, suicidal planning, and suicide efforts in individuals suffering from major depressive disorder. The research indicates that as depression intensity rises, so fixes the suicidality ratio.