Adolescents’ self‐reported suicide attempts, self‐harm thoughts and their correlates across 17 European countries

Kokkevi, Anna; Rotsika, Vasiliki; Arapaki, Angeliki; Richardson, Clive

doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02457.x

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“…One study performed in seven EU countries reported that 24% of adolescents who had made a suicide attempt, made a second attempt within a year [6]. In a similar study, performed in 17 EU countries, it was noted that the median prevalence of any lifetime self-reported suicide attempt was 10.5% across the participant countries (range 4.1%-23.5%) [7].…”

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“…The predictive role of psychiatric disorder and past history are well recognized in adolescent suicide attempt, but the role of social and cultural factors is less clear [7]. Advancing our understanding of the influence of underlying cultural and sociological factors in adolescent's suicide attempts will allow clinicians to make a more efficient prediction, prevention and treatment.…”

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Trends of Attempted Suicide in Albanian Children's and Adolescents

kola¹,

petrela²,

Kola³

et al. 2013

Arch Psych Psych

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SummaryBackground. Attempted suicides and suicides are becoming pertinent social phenomena in Albania, with increasing trend in the last years, exceeding the road traffic accident numbers. Our objective was to examine suicide attempts trends among Albanian children and adolescents. Methods. We conducted a retrospective analysis of standardized suicide attempts rates in Statistic Department at University Hospital Center "Mother Theresa"; epidemiology data for the period spanning from 2006 to 2012. We analyzed the data by age, sex and by suicide attempts method over time for two age groups: 10-14 year old (children) and 15-19 year old (adolescents). Results. We found an average annual increase of the suicide attempts rate for children and adolescents (p<0.001), but stratification by age and sex showed significant variation. By comparing the two age groups it came out that the suicidal phenomena is more present at adolescence age (p<0.001). According to the statistic data and by analyzing the cases on yearly bases it resulted that female gender is more attempt to commit suicide that male gender, with a significant statistical variation of (p<0.001). From the study it was noted that the suicidal attempt methods, in the most of cases, were drug overdose (97.6%) and 2.4% hang themselves (suffocation) or cut their vein. Conclusions. The increasing cases of suicidal tendency among children and adolescents necessitate further studies to identify the causes and risk factors, and to develop suitable preventive programs.

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confidence: 99%

Trends of Attempted Suicide in Albanian Children's and Adolescents

kola¹,

petrela²,

Kola³

et al. 2013

Arch Psych Psych

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“…Thirdly, the subjective SEP and smoking was measured by a single item. However, the recent previous studies focusing on the various racial and ethnic groups have used this self-reported single question method, and this trend has increased in the recent years (Kokkevi et al, 2012).…”

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“…Secondly, smoking status was defined on the self-reported data. Nonetheless, self-reports have been suggested to provide more valid information than other methods on the sensitive issues, especially among the adolescent age groups (Kokkevi et al, 2012). Thirdly, the subjective SEP and smoking was measured by a single item.…”

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Objective and Subjective Socioeconomic Position and Current Smoking Among Korean Adolescents

Ko¹,

Lee²,

Kim³

2014

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…Limited or lack of social support is recognized as a pervasive predisposing risk factor for suicide. Low socioeconomic status has been linked to suicidal behavior (117). Low levels of parental education are associated with higher adolescent suicidal risk.…”

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Conducta suicida: factores de riesgo y protección.

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2014

Rev Neuropsiquiatr

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RESUMENAproximadamente un millón de personas mueren cada año debido a suicidio. Poblaciones de alto riesgo de suicidio incluyen militares, adolescentes, ancianos, y pacientes con enfermedades crónicas mentales o médicas. Más de 90% de suicidios ocurren en personas que sufren de alguna enfermedad psiquiátrica. Prácticamente todas las enfermedades psiquiátricas aumentan el riesgo de suicidio, sin embargo la depresión está asociada a más de la mitad de los casos de suicidio. Hallazgos clínicos, epidemiológicos, autopsias psicológicas, en genética, neuroquímica, y neuroimágenes han incrementado significativamente nuestro conocimiento sobre el suicidio. El factor biológico más consistentemente asociado a suicidio es la disminución en la neurotransmisión serotoninérgica, particularmente en la zona ventral de la corteza prefrontal. Déficits en la función de la zona ventral de la corteza prefrontal están asociadas a impulsividad y a subóptima toma de decisiones. Las otras aminas biogénicas y el eje hipotalámico-pituitaria-adrenal (HPA) también parecen estar involucrados en la proclividad al suicidio. Los factores cognitivos y psicológicos involucrados en suicidio incluyen desesperanza, dolor psicológico o mental, impulsividad, pobre habilidad para solucionar problemas, perfeccionismo y pobre autoestima. Los factores de protección contra el suicidio más estudiados son: acceso y utilización de servicios de salud, conexión significativa con familia y la comunidad, y creencias religiosas y culturales que se oponen al suicidio. A pesar de la abundancia de estudios realizados, aun carecemos de factores fidedignos de predicción de riesgo de suicidio y debemos basarnos en el reporte del individuo y emplear el juicio clínico. Por eso continúa siendo tremendamente difícil predecir quién morirá por suicidio. Dada esta dramática carencia, continúa siendo una alta prioridad el desarrollo de estrategias de detección y prevención de suicidio, especialmente en poblaciones de alto riesgo.PALABRAS CLAVE: Suicidio, depresión, neuroimágenes, genética, neurotransmisores. SUMMARYApproximately one million people worldwide die from suicide every year. High risk populations include active military, adolescents, the elderly and the chronically mentally and physically ill. More than 90% of suicides are in individuals with a diagnosable psychiatric disorder. Practically all of the major psychiatric disorders are associated with an increased risk for suicide, but depression accounts for more than half of the cases. Clinical observation, epidemiological studies, psychological autopsies, genetics, neurochemistry and brain imaging have yielded important findings that have contributed to our increased understanding of suicide. The strongest biological factor associated with suicide is decreased serotonergic neurotransmission, particularly in the ventral prefrontal cortex. Deficits in ventromedial prefrontal cortex function are associated with impulsivity and impaired decision making. Additionally, a burgeoning body of evidence supports a central role o...

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Adolescents’ self‐reported suicide attempts, self‐harm thoughts and their correlates across 17 European countries

Abstract: Although self-reported self-harm thoughts and suicide attempts vary in prevalence within Europe, there are common correlates across countries. These have an important impact on understanding the phenomenon of suicide among young people and in guiding prevention.

Cited by 237 publications

References 39 publications

Trends of Attempted Suicide in Albanian Children's and Adolescents

Trends of Attempted Suicide in Albanian Children's and Adolescents

Objective and Subjective Socioeconomic Position and Current Smoking Among Korean Adolescents

Conducta suicida: factores de riesgo y protección.

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