Suicidality, depression, and substance abuse in adolescence
1989; American Psychiatric Association; Volume: 146; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1176/ajp.146.11.1462
ISSN1535-7228
AutoresJanice C. Levy, Eva Y. Deykin,
Tópico(s)Resilience and Mental Health
ResumoThe authors assessed the occurrence of suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, major depression, and substance abuse in a sample of 424 apparently healthy college students 16-19 years old. Major depression and substance abuse were independent and interactive risk factors for suicidal ideation and for suicide attempts; substance abuse had a particularly deleterious effect on men. A prolonged desire to be dead was a more specific risk factor for a suicide attempt than was a thought of suicide. The authors conclude that suicidal ideation in the presence of major depression and/or substance abuse in older adolescents should call forth greater concern for lethality.
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