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- Title
Psychopathology Associated with Suicide Attempts Among Rural Adolescents of China.
- Authors
Xianchen Liu; Jenn-Yun Tein; Sandler, Irwin N.; Zhongtang Zhao
- Abstract
This case control study examined the relationship between psychopathological profiles and self-reported suicide attempts among rural adolescents of China. Cases consisted of 142 adolescents who reported a suicide attempt in the past 6 months in a questionnaire survey (n = 1,365). An equal number of adolescents without reporting a suicide attempt, matched on age, gender, and school class, were selected from the same survey sample as controls. The Youth Self Report (YSR) was used to assess psychopathological profiles for suicide attempters and matched controls. Results indicated that 73% of suicide attempters had at least one behavioral/emotional syndrome, significantly higher than in controls (30%). Logistic regression analyses showed that anxiety/depression (OR = 3.68) and aggression (OR = 5.02) were each significantly associated with increased risk of suicide attempts after controlling for other behavioral problems. These findings demonstrated the independent contribution of anxiety/depression and aggression to suicide attempts in Chinese adolescents.
- Subjects
CHINA; TEENAGE suicide; SUICIDAL behavior; SUICIDE; SELF-destructive behavior; PATHOLOGICAL psychology; ADOLESCENT psychology
- Publication
Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior, 2005, Vol 35, Issue 3, p265
- ISSN
0363-0234
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1521/suli.2005.35.3.265