Attitudes and Beliefs of Adolescents and Parents Regarding Adolescent Suicide

Schwartz, Kimberly; Pyle, Sara A.; Dowd, M. Denise; Sheehan, Karen

doi:10.1542/peds.2008-2248

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“…Parents will need information on how and where to obtain mental healthcare for their adolescents. They will also need information on the causes of mental health problems and issues regarding the stigma by some toward mental illness [39][40][41]. • Schools need to develop school-community partnerships specifically as ready sources of referral of students who threaten or have attempted suicide.…”

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confidence: 99%

Latina Adolescents Health Risk Behaviors and Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts: Results from the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2001–2013

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Khubchandani

2016

J Immigrant Minority Health

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Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts are more common in Latina adolescents than White or African-American adolescents. Several health risk behaviors have been identified as being associated with Latina adolescent suicides. However, to date, no study has identified the consistency and stability of these risk behaviors over time. This study utilized the national Youth Risk Behaviors Survey from 2001 to 2013 to estimate the prevalence of suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and health risk behaviors associated with suicidal behaviors in Latina adolescents. Our analysis found the prevalence of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts varied significantly over the 13-year study span, decreasing from 2001 to 2009 and increased from 2011 to 2013. The analyses found 11 health risk behaviors that were significantly associated with both suicidal ideation and suicide attempts that did not vary over time. The stability of these 11 health risk behaviors associated with suicidal behaviors could be useful to school personnel to identify early at risk Latina adolescents who may benefit from school and community mental health resources.

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confidence: 99%

Latina Adolescents Health Risk Behaviors and Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts: Results from the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2001–2013

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Khubchandani

2016

J Immigrant Minority Health

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“…It is the third most common cause of adolescent's death in USA. 19 In this study, the incidence of suicidal poisoning was much lower than that in Western countries. The reason for this is not known but might be because of the presence of strong religious sanctions against the suicide in Islam, the religion practiced by the majority of our population.…”

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confidence: 51%

Clinical profile and outcomes of childhood poisoning

Ahmed¹,

Rahman²,

Tawfiq³

2017

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal

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<p class="Abstract">The patterns of accidental poisoning in children usually differ from country to country and from one region to another within the same country. This retrospective study was performed from January 2012 to December 2014 to determine the trends of childhood poisoning in urban area of Bangladesh. A total of 32 cases were analyzed completely; intention of poisoning was classified as accidental, suicidal and homicidal. The commonest age range for accidental poisoning was 1-5 years (64.7%). Suicidal poisoning was prevalent among mid adolescence group. The overall male to female ratio was 1:1; in case of accidental poisoning male to female ratio among preschooler was 2.66:1. All the patients were from urban background and drug overdose was the commonest cause of poisoning. Accidental poisoning was found in 53% of patients, suicidal 41% and homicidal 6% cases. The mortality was 3%. This study showed that boys at pre-school age group were at greater risk for accidental poisoning. Drug over dosage was the most common poisoning in this study. Alarmingly, accidental introduction of per rectal analgesic was the most common cause of acute poisoning during infancy in this study.</p>

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“…This theme relates to current research detailing that many children with depression and suicidal ideation are not identified 12 and that screening efforts can detect mental health conditions in children with nonpsychiatric complaints. 13,14 Focus group discussions with community adolescents and parents also suggest that parents do not believe that they are able to identify a suicidal adolescent, 15 which led the authors to conclude that systematic screening may be indicated. Overall, these responses suggest that youth who experience suicidal ideation may not volunteer this information unless specifically asked.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In contrast, in parent-adolescent focus group discussions around the country, participants identified suicide as a nationwide concern but did not believe that adolescent suicide was a problem in their own communities. 15 …”

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confidence: 99%

Patients’ Opinions About Suicide Screening in a Pediatric Emergency Department

Ballard

Bosk

Snyder

et al. 2012

Pediatric Emergency Care

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Objective Understanding how children react to suicide screening in an emergency department (ED) can inform implementation strategies. This qualitative study describes pediatric patients’ opinions regarding suicide screening in that setting. Methods As part of a multisite instrument validation study, patients 10 to 21 years presenting with both psychiatric and nonpsychiatric complaints to an urban, tertiary care pediatric ED were recruited for suicide screening. Interviews with subjects included the question, “do you think ER nurses should ask kids about suicide/thoughts about hurting them-selves…why/why not?” Responses were transcribed verbatim and up-loaded into NVivo8.0 qualitative software for coding and content analysis. Results Of the 156 patients who participated in the study, 106 (68%) presented to the ED with nonpsychiatric complaints and 50 (32%) presented with psychiatric complaints. The patients’ mean (SD) age was 14.6 (2.8) years (range, 10–21 years), and 56% of the sample was female. All patients answered the question of interest, and 149 (96%) of 156 patients supported the idea that nurses should ask youth about suicide in the ED. The 5 most frequently endorsed themes were as follows: (1) identification of youth at risk (31/156, 20%), (2) a desire to feel known and understood by clinicians (31/156, 20%), (3) connection of youth with help and resources (28/156, 18%), (4) prevention of suicidal behavior (25/156, 16%), and (5) lack of other individuals to speak with about these issues (19/156, 12%). Conclusions Pediatric patients in the ED support suicide screening after being asked a number of suicide-related questions. Further work should evaluate the impact of suicide screening on referral practices and link screening efforts with evidence-based interventions.

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Attitudes and Beliefs of Adolescents and Parents Regarding Adolescent Suicide

Cited by 34 publications

References 14 publications

Latina Adolescents Health Risk Behaviors and Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts: Results from the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2001–2013

Latina Adolescents Health Risk Behaviors and Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts: Results from the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2001–2013

Clinical profile and outcomes of childhood poisoning

Patients’ Opinions About Suicide Screening in a Pediatric Emergency Department

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