Citation

Akkaya-Kalayci T, Kapusta ND, Waldhör T, Blüml V, Poustka L, Özlü-Erkilic Z. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry Ment. Health 2017; 11: e35.

Affiliation

Outpatient Clinic of Transcultural Psychiatry and Migration Induced Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group - BMC)

DOI

10.1186/s13034-017-0171-6

PMID

28781609

PMCID

PMC5537930

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Different psychosocial factors might have an impact on suicidal behaviour and evidence shows that there may be an association between monthly, diurnal and circadian changes and suicidal behaviours.

METHODS: In the present study we analysed retrospectively records of 2232 youth, who were treated in emergency units of state hospitals in Istanbul/Turkey after attempting suicide.

RESULTS: The majority of the suicide attempters were females (81.6%). In both sexes, suicide attempts most frequently occurred at the beginning of the calendar week and between evening and midnight.

CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that suicide attempts in youth follow diurnal and circadian changes. As suicide attempts of youth most frequently occurred at the beginning of the calendar week and between evening and midnight, health services such as specialized counselling for youth should especially be available during this time.

Language: en

Keywords

Adolescents; Diurnal and circadian changes; Suicide attempts; Turkey; Youth