Experiencing quarantine restrictions for adolescents with and without suicidal experience in Russia

D Dovbysh,M Ermakova,M Kiseleva

doi:10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1567

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https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1567

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Abstract

IntroductionThe life changes and limitations associated with Covid-19 clearly have serious psychological implications. The life of adolescents has also changed significantly in many areas: study, communication with peers, contact with family, etc. and not all adolescents have adapted to these changes equally easily.ObjectivesStudy adolescents’ perception of Covid-19, describe the effect of self-isolation on adolescent emotional well-being, and examine changes in the family system through the eyes of a teenager.MethodsThe study involved two groups of adolescents: the first (G1) - 174 students of a Moscow school and the second (G2) - 39 adolescents hospitalized in a children’s psychiatric clinic in connection with suicidal actions. Teenagers filled out the author’s questionnaire, Short Health Anxiety Inventory (Salkovskis), Analysis of Family Anxiety (Eidemiller, Yustickis), Prohibition on the expression of feelings (Kholmogorova).ResultsParticipants in G2 significantly more often than G1 reported that their functioning worsened (it became more difficult to study - 72% versus 51%; more difficult to communicate - 76% versus 41%, more conflicts with family members - 49% versus 25%). G2 demonstrated a significantly higher level of family anxiety (M = 17.3 and M = 12.1 p<0.01), a more pronounced prohibition on expressions of negative emotions (M = 37.2 and M = 21.3 p<0.01). The level of anxiety (for one’s own health, well-being of relatives and financial stability) is also significantly higher in G2.ConclusionsMany adolescents in self-isolation need the support of relatives and the help of specialists. For a number of teenagers, self-isolation has become a crisis situation.

Highlights

Personal and environmental factors may contribute to psychological distress in medical students
The analytical study showed that suicide attempts were correlated with addictive behaviors (p = 0.03) and that suicidal recurrence was correlated with addictive behaviors (p = 0.01)
A structured online questionnaire about sociodemographic characteristics, educational process, and the current psych emotional experiences, besides Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSI), which detects the presence of suicidal ideation, were applied

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Introduction

Suicide attempts are common and constitute a serious problem for public health.it is very important to evaluate risk factors for suicidal behavior. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the sociodemographic and clinical profile of attempted suicide patients consulting in the psychiatry department in Gabes (southern of Tunisia). Methods: It was a retrospective descriptive and analytical study covering all patients who had attempted suicide during the period from the 1st of May, 2009 to September 25th, 2020 and who were referred to the psychiatry department in the regional hospital of Gabes. Results: Socio-demographic profile of the suicidal consultant in psychiatry department corresponded to a single (73.4%) female (78.8%), with a mean age of 26 years, from an urban area (46%). At most of the time, the suicidal person was alone (85%) at home (94%) when he committed his suicidal attempt. Conclusions: Our results suggest a systematic and specific psychiatric evaluation of any patient who attempts suicide.

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