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Suicidality, function and associated negative life events in an adolescent psychiatric population at 3-year follow-up.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to examine psychosocial function, suicidality and school dropout in a clinical psychiatric population over a 3-year period from adolescence to young adulthood and explore associations with negative life events.

Methods

This study is part of the Health Survey in Department of Children and Youth, St. Olavs hospital, Norway. In the first study visit (T₁), 717 (43.5% of eligible) participated, aged 13-18?years (2009-2011), and 3 years later (T₂), 570 answered a questionnaire (school functioning and negative life events), and 549 completed Kiddie SADS as telephone interview assessing DSM-IV diagnoses, psychosocial functioning and suicidality.

Results

Suicidal ideation was more frequent among girls (17.9%) than among boys (5.4%) (risk difference; RD?=?12.5%, CI (7.2 to 17.7), p?ConclusionsThe high frequency of suicidality and school dropout confirms the severity of adolescent psychiatric disorders, especially among girls. Specific life events were associated risk factors and should be target points for prevention and intervention.

SUBMITTER: Gardvik KS

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7893950 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Suicidality, function and associated negative life events in an adolescent psychiatric population at 3-year follow-up.

Gårdvik Kari Skulstad KS Torgersen Terje T Rygg Marite M Lydersen Stian S Indredavik Marit Sæbø MS

BMC psychiatry 20210218 1

<h4>Background</h4>We aimed to examine psychosocial function, suicidality and school dropout in a clinical psychiatric population over a 3-year period from adolescence to young adulthood and explore associations with negative life events.<h4>Methods</h4>This study is part of the Health Survey in Department of Children and Youth, St. Olavs hospital, Norway. In the first study visit (T<sub>1</sub>), 717 (43.5% of eligible) participated, aged 13-18 years (2009-2011), and 3 years later (T<sub>2</sub ...[more]

PMID: 33602162

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Suicidality, function and associated negative life events in an adolescent psychiatric population at 3-year follow-up.

Background

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Suicidality, function and associated negative life events in an adolescent psychiatric population at 3-year follow-up.

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