Citation

Pelkonen M, Marttunen M, Pulkkinen E, Laippala P, Aro H, Lönnqvist J. Nord. J. Psychiatry 2000; 54(3): 189-194.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/080394800750019097

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Among adolescents referred between 1984 and 1989 to an outpatient clinic and followed up 6 years, 50 suicidal females were compared with 72 non-suicidal females, as well as with 37 suicidal surviving males, in terms of individual and treatment-related factors. Referral by health care professional, a history of previous inpatient care and mood disorders were more common among the suicidal females compared with the non-suicidal females. The proportion of those who had attempted suicide was higher among suicidal females than among suicidal surviving males (72% vs. 51%). Severe psychosocial impairment, psychotropic medication and a recommendation for inpatient treatment characterized both suicidal females and males. Psychosocial treatment modalities meeting the specific needs of mood-disordered adolescent female suicidal outpatients need to be developed.

Language: en

Keywords

Adolescence; adolescent; adult; affective neurosis; article; comparative study; controlled study; female; Female; follow up; Follow-up study; hospitalization; human; major clinical study; male; medical record; Outpatient; outpatient department; patient referral; psychosocial disorder; psychotropic agent; school child; Suicidality; suicide attempt; survival