Suicidal thoughts and behaviours in Cape Town: a cross-sectional study of prevalence, social, contextual, and clinical correlates
STB prevalence was high in peri-urban communities in Cape Town and strongly associated with mental disorders, violence exposure, and perceived stress. These findings underscore the role of structural and psychosocial stressors in shaping suicide risk in low-income communities.
Authors
- Soraya Seedat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5118-786X)
- Reshma Kassanjee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1200-8726)
- Mpho Tlali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0283-2022)
- Catherine Orrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1134-7475)
- John A. Joska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4260-1181)
- LF Johnson
- Andreas D. Haas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4849-181X)
- Mary-Ann Davies
- Stephan Rabie
- Hans Prozesky
- Kristina Adorjan
- Leigh van den Heuvel
Institutions
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- University of Bern (CH)
- Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (ZA)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (CH)
- Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry (DE)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- medRxiv
- Published
- 2025-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.64898/2025.12.24.25342957
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- National Institutes of Health
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Fogarty International Center
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute