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Suicidality in Affectively Disordered Adolescent Inpatients

1990; Elsevier BV; Volume: 29; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/00004583-199007000-00012

1527-5418

David A. Brent, David J. Kolko, Marjorie Allan, Robert V. Brown,

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Forty-two suicidal and 14 nonsuicidal affectively ill adolescent psychiatric inpatients were compared with respect to clinical phenomenology and measures of cognitive distortion, social skills, and familial-environmental stress. The suicidal group had an earlier onset and longer duration of affective illness and greater self-rated depression. The suicidal group also evinced greater cognitive distortion, less assertiveness, a greater likelihood of both a history and exposure to familial suicidality, and more life stressors within the 12 months prior to hospitalization. Among those suicidal patients who presented with a suicide attempt, suicidal intent was related to "double depression," comorbidity with substance abuse or conduct disorder, lack of assertiveness, family conflict, and family history of suicidal behavior. Early identification and treatment of affectively ill youth that target the above-noted domains may prevent much of the associated morbidity and mortality due to suicidality.