Insomnia symptoms and suicidality in the National Comorbidity Survey - Adolescent Supplement.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In this paper, we examined the relationship between insomnia symptoms and suicidality in a national sample of US adolescents, while controlling for several psychiatric disorders that are known to be associated with suicidality. Additionally, we examined whether insomnia symptoms interact to affect any suicidality variables.

Methods

Study participants were 10,123 adolescents between the ages of 13-18 from the National Comorbidity Survey - Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A).

Results

In bivariate analyses, all insomnia symptoms (i.e., difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep, and early morning awakening) were associated with suicide ideation, plan and attempts. In multivariate analyses, controlling for substance use, mood and anxiety disorders, as well a

SUBMITTER: Wong MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5021568 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature