Citation

Stringaris A, Vidal-Ribas P. J. Am. Acad. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry 2019; 58(1): 18-19.

Affiliation

Mood Brain & Development Unit, Emotion and Development Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry, Publisher Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1016/j.jaac.2018.08.014

PMID

30577933

Abstract

Suicide is a major public health concern. Although still rare in absolute numbers, suicide is the second cause of death in adolescents and seems to be on the rise. One of the strongest risk factors for suicide is suicidality (ie, suicide ideation and attempts) alongside depression, substance abuse and, of course, access to lethal means. Identifying modifiable early predictors of suicidality and suicide should therefore be a priority for mental health researchers. In this issue of the Journal, Orri et al. examine whether distinct childhood trajectories of irritability, one of the most common symptoms across psychiatric disorders in youth, are associated with suicidality in adolescence.⁶.

Published by Elsevier Inc.

Language: en