Citation

Ghaziuddin N, King CA, Naylor MW, Ghaziuddin M. Depress. Anxiety 2000; 11(3): 134-138.

Affiliation

Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. Neerag@umich.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10875056

Abstract

Several studies have suggested a positive association between anxiety symptoms and suicidality in adults. However, relatively little is known about this topic in adolescents. To investigate this issue, we examined a group of adolescents admitted to our psychiatric inpatient unit. Fifty-six adolescents (mean age = 14.8 +/- 1.4; females = 34, males = 22; race = 95% Caucasians) participated in the study. Diagnoses were made using the DSM-III-R criteria and a diagnostic interview. Anxiety was found to significantly correlate with depression (r = .60; P = < .05) and suicidality (r = .72; P < .05). A multiple regression analysis revealed that anxiety and depression together accounted for more than half (55%) of the variance in suicidal ideation [F(2,46) = 28.4; P < .0001]. In addition, anxiety had an independent ability to predict suicidality (t = 5.01; P < .0001). Self-rated but not clinician-rated suicidality was positively correlated with both anxiety and depression. Clinical and research implications of these findings are discussed.

Language: en