Citation

Karanikola M, Zisimou P, Nystazaki M, Koutrouba A, Severinsson E. J. Child Adolesc. Psychiatr. Nurs. 2019; 32(2): 80-101.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/jcap.12228

PMID

30912247

Abstract

PURPOSE: Investigation of the association between type of suicidal behavior and type and frequency of illegal use of substances (IUS) among school students (aged between 12 and 18 years), with a focus on gender differences.
DESIGN AND METHODS: A systematic review in PubMed, CINAHL, PsychINFO, and Scopus was performed. Identified articles were published between 2007 and 2018.
RESULTS: Twenty empirical studies confirmed the association between IUS and suicidality, strongly differentiated between males and females, highlighting the importance of gender-specific mediating factors.
CONCLUSIONS: Mental health nurses need to document gender factors, frequency, and motivation of IUS when screening adolescents experiencing suicidal behavior and IUS.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Child; Female; Male; Adolescent; adolescents; Substance-Related Disorders; Suicidal Ideation; Suicide, Attempted; suicidality; substance use; suicidal behavior