Suicide attempts among Inuit youth: a community survey of prevalence and risk factors

Kirmayer, Laurence J.; Malus, Michael; Boothroyd, Lucy J.

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.1996.tb09818.x

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“…However, participants in this study did not indicate that church attendance was a coping strategy. This finding is in contrast to other studies with Indigenous youth in the Canadian North that have found that church attendance is a protective factor for mental health not due to religious beliefs or practices, but rather a result of the social engagement with community members and strengthened interpersonal relationships within communities that occur from attending church [6,27]. The arts were useful for building intrapersonal strengths such as emotional processing of feelings and self-confidence, and acted as a catalyst for coping during difficult moments.…”

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Exploring coping strategies and mental health support systems among female youth in the Northwest Territories using body mapping

Lys

2018

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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The mental health of young women in the Northwest Territories (NWT), Canada, is a critical public health concern; however, there is a dearth of research that examines how this population manages mental health challenges. This study explores the self-identified strategies that female youth in the NWT use to cope with mental health issues. The arts-based qualitative method of body mapping and a trauma-informed, strengths-based approach grounded in social ecological theory was used to collect data during in-depth semi-structured interviews. Forty-one participants (aged 13–17 years) attended FOXY body mapping workshops in six NWT communities in 2013 then completed interviews regarding the content of their body maps. Thematic analysis was used to identify five themes related to coping strategies: grounding via nature, strength through Indigenous cultures, connection with God and Christian beliefs, expression using the arts, and relationships with social supports. These results can be used to develop culturally relevant, strengths-based, trauma informed interventions that improve coping and resiliency among Northern youth.

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Exploring coping strategies and mental health support systems among female youth in the Northwest Territories using body mapping

Lys

2018

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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“…These are: younger age, and previous psychiatric history. Despite communications of more frequent occurrence of SA in younger persons (age group 14/15-19 years vs. 20-24/25) (6,14,20), our studies did not show any significant differences between the quantity of all students with SA and SI in compared age groups: 14-17 and 18-21 years. This may result from adopting slightly different age ranges.…”

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“…The occurrence of suicidal behaviour also largely depends on geopolitical conditions (18)(19)(20)(21) In various European countries, the prevalence of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in adolescents falls into quite a wide range of numbers: 3-59% and 1.3-20%, respectively (1,5,22). The prevalence of suicidal ideation and attempts among Polish adolescents is not well known.…”

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Suicidal ideation and suicide attempt in Polish adolescents: Is it a suicidal process?

Gmitrowicz

Szymczak²,

Kotlicka-Antczak³

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International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

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The objective of our study was to assess the prevalence and possible predictors of suicide attempts and ideation in the school population of adolescents in the city of Lodz. Method: A selfadministered anonymous questionnaire was distributed to a representative (random) sample of 1,663 students, aged 14 to 21 years. Adolescents reporting no suicide behaviour constitute the control group; characteristics of this group were compared to those of the group concerned, with exploration of the correlation between different variables in terms of relative risk, separately for suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. Results: About 31% of students reported suicidal ideation (SSI), and 8% -suicide attempts (SSA). Among the factors related to the highest relative risk of suicide attempts in the examined students and differentiated SSA and SSI, the most significant factor appeared to be previous psychiatric treatment and/or psychotherapy (OR=9), run away from home (OR=7), suicidal deaths among relatives and friends (OR=6), drug abuse (OR=5), and "fascination with death" (OR=4). Conclusions: There are separate predictors of suicide attempt and suicidal ideation in Polish adolescents. Suicidal ideation as a common phenomenon (occurring in every third pupil) probably should be included into the specificity of the puberty process and considered as a separate phenomenon from suicide attempt. The presence of previous psychiatric diagnosis is most strongly related to the occurrence of suicide attempts (including those repeated), but is not related to suicidal ideation.

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“…Thirteen percentage of these suicide attempts resulted in hospitalisation. Risk factors here are in the form of physical abuse and alcohol problems in the family (12). …”

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High prevalence of medicine-induced attempted suicides among females in Nuuk, Greenland, 2008–2009

Bloch

Drachmann

Pedersen

2013

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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BackgroundThe suicide rate in Greenland, especially among men, is among the highest in the world. Attempted suicide rates may be high also. However, the rates of attempted suicide are unknown.ObjectiveWe aimed to estimate the age- and gender-specific incidence of attempted suicide using medicine in Nuuk in 2008–2009.DesignAn observational retrospective study of consecutive medical records on patients admitted to Dronning Ingrids Hospital in Nuuk in 2008–2009 with possible medicine intoxication.ResultsSeventy-four (60 females and 14 men) cases of attempted suicide using medicine were included. Of those, 43 used paracetamol alone or in combination with other medicine. The incidence of attempted suicide using medicine was higher among females than males (p<0.001). The highest incidence of attempted suicide with paracetamol was found among women aged 20–24 years (0.84%). The highest incidence of suicide with medication (1.31 per 100 inhabitants per year) was among women aged 15–19 years.ConclusionsThe incidence of attempted suicide using medicine was high in Nuuk, Greenland, especially among women. The highest incidence of suicide attempts with medication was observed among women in the age group 15–19 years (1.31%). This may reflect psychosocial vulnerability among young people in Greenland. Initiatives to improve living conditions for children and adolescents are highly recommended to be initiated immediately.

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Suicide attempts among Inuit youth: a community survey of prevalence and risk factors

Cited by 67 publications

References 20 publications

Exploring coping strategies and mental health support systems among female youth in the Northwest Territories using body mapping

Exploring coping strategies and mental health support systems among female youth in the Northwest Territories using body mapping

Suicidal ideation and suicide attempt in Polish adolescents: Is it a suicidal process?

High prevalence of medicine-induced attempted suicides among females in Nuuk, Greenland, 2008–2009

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