Citation

Saleh HH, Bahir BH. Ann. Trop. Med. Public Health 2020; 23(4).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Medknow Publications)

DOI

10.36295/ASRO.2020.2349

PMID

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Abstract

Many mental health disorders like anxiety, depression, and suicide emerge in late childhood and early adolescence and contribute to the burden of these disorders among young people later in life. It is common worldwide but often unrecognized. This study aims to identify the anxiety, depression and suicidal behavior that affect adolescents in Al-Shirqat city. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 840 early and middle adolescents (10-17 years) in Al-Shirqat city, during the period from May to October 2019. A structured questionnaire was used to assess GAD-7 Anxiety, PHQ-9 Depression and Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised SBQ-R. The prevalence of severe anxiety and severe depressions were 1.3% and 3.9%, respectively. Suicide behaviors found in 14% of adolescents. There were 2.4% of adolescents likely attempt suicides someday. In conclusion, the current study provides significant information on psychological variables related to adolescent's health risk behavior. © Annals of Tropical Medicine & Public Health S493

Language: en

Keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Suicide; Adolescents; Mental health