Risk factors and characteristics of suicide attempts among 381 suicidal adolescents.
Acta Paediatr
; 105(10): 1231-8, 2016 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
This study explored the relationships between suicidal adolescents and their parents, siblings and friends. It examined how much adolescents talked to their parents before suicide attempts, the frequency of self-mutilation, the extent of suicidal ideation, previous suicide attempts and suicide attempts in the adolescent's surroundings.METHODS:
We performed a cross-sectional case-control study that focused on 381 adolescents aged 10-17 years who were admitted to hospitals across Denmark after suicide attempts with acetaminophen and 296 age- and gender-matched controls recruited from schools. The study used questionnaires and medical and child psychiatric records.RESULTS:
The study group were ten times more likely to report dissociated parental relationships than the control group (41.5% versus 4%), and there were significant relationships between these reports and feelings of not being heard (p < 0.0001), dissociated relationships with friends (p < 0.0001) and siblings (p < 0.0001) and self-mutilation (p = 0.009). Almost two-thirds (62.5%) of the suicidal adolescents who tried to talk to their parents about their problems felt unheard, and there was a significant relationship between this feeling and the duration of suicidal ideation (p = 0.01) and self-mutilation (p = 0.003).CONCLUSION:
Early risk factors for suicide were dissociated relationships with parents, siblings and friends, feeling unheard, self-mutilation and extended suicidal ideation.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Relações Pais-Filho
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Tentativa de Suicídio
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Acetaminofen
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Paediatr
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Dinamarca