Suicide Research Articles

Exploring Gender and Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Effects of Child Sexual Abuse

ABSTRACT Child sexual abuse (CSA) has been linked to a number of adverse effects including hypersexuality (HYP), substance use (SUB), suicidality (SUI), and depression (DEP). Despite a plethora of research on CSA, little is known about how it affects adolescents and the cultural factors that influence their coping styles. This study was founded on social-cultural coping theory and the model of traumagenic dynamics of sexual abuse, suggesting that CSA consequences lead to maladaptive coping mechanisms influenced by sociocultural factors. Using archival data, loglinear analysis was conducted to examine gender differences within racial/ethnic groups in HYP, SUI, DEP, and SUB among adolescent survivors of CSA in a National sample of 13,583 male and female high school students. The purpose of the study was to identify differences in the effects of CSA as manifested by variations of maladaptive coping across racial/ethnic groups and gender. Boys were significantly more likely to use substances, while girls were more likely to experience depressive symptoms and suicidality. Notably, this study did not reveal any significant racial/ethnic differences in adolescent coping. These findings can inform treatment planning and interventions for adolescents who may present with DEP, SUI, SUB, or risky sexual behaviors, but may have underlying trauma from CSA. This study contributes to the knowledge base about the processes that take place within adolescent CSA survivors, shedding light on cultural nuances among adolescent coping and informing culturally competent practice.

Trends of Suicide Attempts and Completed Suicide in Ilam Province of Iran; A Demographic Analysis Study.

Suicide is a serious public health concern in the world. Epidemiologists are considered the mainstay of the management of problem. The purpose of this study was to investigate the trend of suicide (attempts and completed) by age and gender in a 6-year time period and to compare the suicide rates between in age and gender groups in Ilam. In this cross-sectional study, a total of number of suicidal attempts during a 6-year period from 2011 to 2016 were recorded. The data were derived from the systematic registration suicide data (SRSD) which collects official statistics from the Ilam University of Medical Sciences. Suicide rate in period of the study in men was reported to be 24.0 in 2011 to 17.9 in 2016 per 100,000 populations; also this rate in women was between 16.2 in 2011 to 7.3 in 2016 per 100,000 populations. Trend analysis revealed a decreasing trend (r= -0.82, p=.043), in attempts, as well as completed suicides (r= -0.53, p=.048). The current data demonstrated a decreasing trend in both attempts and completed suicide rates from 2011 to 2016. Also we found that the rate of completed suicide in all age groups were higher in men compared to women.

Death as Volition: Suicide in the Early Azorín

La muerte en Azorín es una constante desde sus primeros relatos de fines del siglo XIX hasta sus obras más maduras de la década de los cuarenta. Este artículo analiza el suicidio en Buscapiés (1894 ), Bohemia (1897 ) y Diario de un enfermo (1901). Con la publicación de La voluntad en 1902 , los personajes desmuestran una voluntad insuficiente para suicidarse. En cambio, los personajes en obras anteriores manifiestan su determinación para escapar de situaciones insoportables por medio del suicidio. Demuestro que el suicidio es consecuencia de una decisión desesperada y de un conflicto entre palabras, escritura y existencia al que se enfrentan los protagonistasescritores de Bohemia y Diario de un enfermo . En el caso del político de Buscapiés consituye asimismo una clara condena del gobierno español de la Restauración.

Feminine and Failed Suicides in Spanish Cinema

Este artículo analiza cómo el suicidio frustrado de las protagonistas de ¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto!! (Pedro Almodóvar, 1984) y Costa Brava (Family Album) (Marta Balletbò-Coll, 1995) es esencial para entender el lugar de estas dos mujeres en relación con los modelos de género de la España de los 80 y 90 . Argüimos que el acto de suicidio es más que una elección individual, puesto que surge de una serie de coyunturas sociológicas y de género. A su vez, consideramos que el suicidio fallido puede ayudarnos a entender cómo se presenta la autoría y la reescritura del mito de Edipo en las dos películas.

L'auteur et son nègre. Figures de l'écrivain chez Delphine de Vigan

An author of best-sellers, the most successful of which is an autobiography focused on her mother who committed suicide, Delphine de Vigan has only partially obtained recognition for her work, even if her latest novel, D'apres une histoire vraie (2015), has been awarded by the Renaudot, one of the literary prizes that are authentic cultural institutions in France (v. Bourdieu, Ducas). The article analyzes the novel, whose plot, explicitly inspired by Stephen King, staged a writer and her doppelganger, who is a ghost writer by profession. Through the examination of the way the characters have been shaped, the article investigates how the writer, behind the subterfuge of a fake autobiography and an unreliable narrator, ponders about the author's identity and suggests, in a hidden strategy, how to be positioned in the French literary field and establishment.

Depressive mood and suicidal thoughts improvement: a valuable outcome of penile prostheses for severe erectile dysfunction

Depressive mood and suicidal thoughts improvement: a valuable outcome of penile prostheses for severe erectile dysfunction

Alcohol-Related Emergency Admissions: A Marker for Suicide Risk

Alcohol use disorders figure prominently among risk factors for suicide. In the U.K., prevalence of suicide is estimated at 7% in alcohol-dependent

Information communication between suicide attempters and their family caregivers and care ability of the family caregivers

Information communication between suicide attempters and their family caregivers and care ability of the family caregivers

Analysis of Suicide Research on Multicultural Youth in Korea

As multicultural population has been drastically increasing over the decade in Korea, their quality of life needs to be studied. This study focuses on...

Understanding How Teen Support Line (TSL) is Addressing the Need for Confidential and Round-the-clock Psychosocial Support for Adolescents Living HIV (ALHIV) in Malawi

Background: Adolescents Living with HIV (ALHIV) face various psychosocial challenges as they cope with their status. Some of these challenges include but not limited to: stigma and discrimination; body image; suicidal traits; disclosure and ART adherence. Noting that coping with such challenges is not easy for ALHIV, Baylor-Malawi started the Teen Support Line (TSL) initiative in order to provide a round-the-clock psychosocial support service to ALHIV in Malawi. Launched in 2012, with initial funding from iCATCH, the 24-hour and toll-free hotline acts as the first line of support …

Intranasal Esketamine Reduces Depression and Suicidality, Modestly and Briefly

Intravenous ketamine reduces symptoms of depression and suicidality for up to several weeks, but less is known about the non–FDA-approved intranasal

Application of color wristband in nursing risk management for patients with schizophrenia in open ward

Objective To discuss the result of the application of color wristbands to prevent and reduce adverse events in the nursing risk management of patients with schizophrenia in open wards. Methods A total of 119 cases of schizophrenia were placed according to the admission sequence, which is 60 patients with odd number for experimental group, and 59 patients with even number for control group.For the experimental group, addition to a conventional hospital care, wristbands of different color were worn depending on patients' risk levels (impulse, running away, self-injury, suicide and medicine-hiding). The wristbands were labeled with graphics representing risk levels.The patients were provided with appropriate hospital care.For the control group, patients wore wristbands with a uniform color and were provided with routine patient care.The incidence of adverse events during hospitalization, satisfaction and the general self-efficacy of responsible nurses were observed. Results For the incidence of adverse events, the difference between the experimental group (2 cases, 3.33%) and control group (8 cases, 13.56%) was statistically significant (P<0.05). For the satisfaction of patients and family members, the differences between experimental group (94.02 ± 3.30) and the control group (80.59 ± 4.12) for patients and the experimental group (96.45 ± 2.37) and the control group (84.74 ± 6.32) for family members, respectively, were statistically significant (P<0.05). As for the general self-efficacy scores of responsible nurses, the score's difference between experimental group (4.02± 0.86) and the control group (3.24± 0.53) was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusions By marking the patients with schizophrenia in open wards with color wristbands representing different risk categories and levels, it can reduce the incidence of adverse events during hospitalization, increase the satisfaction and improve the cooperation of family members of patients, enhance the general self-efficacy of responsible nurses, promote the work motivation and quality, and thus, to get a better risk management results on patients with schizophrenia in open wards. Key words: Schizophrenia; Open wards; Color wristbands; Risk management in nursing

Precipitants of Adolescent Suicide

Suicide rates among U.S. adolescents increased by 24% from 2011 to 2015, when it became the third leading cause of death in this age group. Using data

A review of sports-related injuries: Head to toe spectrum

All sports come with a risk of injury, and in general, the more contact involved in the sports, the higher the risk of a more significant or traumatic injury. The most frequent types of sports injuries are sprains (ligament injuries), strains (muscle injuries), and stress fractures (bone injuries). In sports medicine, a catastrophic injury is defined as severe trauma to the human head, spine, or brain. Concussions in sports became a major issue in the 2000s as evidence connected repeated concussions and subconcussive hits with chronic traumatic encephalopathy and increased suicide risk. Overuse and repetitive stress injury problems associated with sports include jumper's knee, tennis elbow, and tendinosis. In this review article, we have made an attempt to describe the head to toe spectrum of sports-related injuries including traumatic injuries of the head and face, extremity injuries, soft-tissue injuries, and contact sports-related injuries.

Suicide risk associated with bullying and depression in high school

Suicide risk is increasingly common among children and adolescents. There are no current and local studies of this reality in northern Peru. The objective was to determine whether suici de risk was associated with bullying and depression in high school students. An analytical cross-sectional study was carried out in a city in northern Peru, using validated surveys to measure suicide risk, bullying and depression. Statical association data were obtained using generali zed linear models. Out of 289 schoolchildren, 20% was at suicide risk and had some type of depression. Among those on the upper tertile of the bullying scale, 38% had suicidal ideation, while those who were depressed, 63% had suicidal ideation. The frequency of suicide risk increased as a result of bullying score (aPR: 1.83, 95% CI: 1.13-2.99, p value = 0.015), being depressed (aPR: 3.32, 95% CI: 1.69-6.51, p value < 0.001), family history of suicide (aPR: 1.99, 95% CI: 1.55-2.56, p va lue < 0.001), the passive desire to die (aPR: 2.20, 95% CI: 1.86-2.61, p value < 0.001), have planned suicide at some point (aPR: 2.05, 95% CI: 1.60-2.64; p value < 0.001) and study in a private school (aPR: 1.16, 95% CI: 1.14-1.18, p value < 0.001); adjusted by gender and school location. Conclu sion: Mental health of schoolchildren was involved in many aspects, several of them associated with a higher frequency of suicide risk.

Batman İli ve Kadın İntiharları

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, Batman ilinde genç kadın nüfus için önemli bir halk sağlığı sorunu olan intihar vakalarının sosyodemografik özelliklerini inceleyerek alınabilecek önlemlere katkıda bulunmayı amaçladık Materyal ve metot: Batman Bölge Devlet Hastanesi acil servisine, 1 Haziran 2012 - 1 Haziran 2017 tarihleri arasında intihar girişimi nedeni ile başvuran hastalar retrospektif olarak değerlendirildi. Çalışmaya alınan hastaların cinsiyeti, yaşı, medeni durumu, okur-yazar olup olmadığı, intihar yöntemi, hangi mevsim ve saat kaçta gerçekleştirildiği, geçmişte intihar girişimi öyküsü varlığı, psikiyatri konsültasyonu istemi yapılıp yapılmadığı, yapılan müdahale ve mortalite oranı incelendi.Bulgular: Çalışmaya alınan 896 vakanın %83,4’ü (n=747) kadın, %16,6’ sı (n=149) erkekti. Yaş dağılımına göre incelediğimizde en fazla başvurunun %57,1 (n=512) ile 15-24 ve takiben %27,2 (n=244) ile 25-34 yaş aralığında olduğunu görüldü. Başvuran kadın vakaların % 49,1’i (n=367) evli, erkeklerin ise %71,8’ i (n=107) bekar idi. tüm vakaların %58,1’i (n=521) okuma-yazma bilmemekteydi. İlaç içme %79,5 (n=713) ile en sık karşımıza çıkan intihar sebebi idi. Toplamda 896 vakanın %8,7’si (n=78) eksitus oldu. Eksitus olan hastaların %38,4’i (n=30) erkek, %61,5’ü (n=48) kadın idi. Kadınların %47,9’u (n=23) ası ile eksitus olurken erkeklerde ilk sırada %40 (n=12) ile ateşli silah yaralanması vardı. Sonuç: Çalışmamızda 15-24 yaş arası, evli kadınlarda intihar ve intihar girişim riski yüksek bulunmuştur. Kadınların bu bölgede küçük yaşta yaşlı insanlar ile evliliğe zorlanması, eğitim düzeyinin düşük olması, aile içi şiddet, kadınlara uygulanan baskıcı tutum genç kadın nüfusunu intihara sürüklemektedir. Bu konuda yetkili kurumların gerekli önlemleri almasının intihar ve intihar girişimlerini azaltmada etkili olabileceği kanaatindeyiz.

Stricter State Gun Laws, Fewer Firearm Suicides and Homicides

States regulate firearm sales, tracking, and restrictions on purchases. In a cross-sectional study of over 3000 U.S. counties in 48 states,

Regulating effect and mediating effect of meaning in life between negative life events and suicidal risk among college students

Objective To explore the relationships among negative life events, meaning in life and suicidal risk of college students. Methods A total of 897 students from southern medical university were surveyed by adolescent life events scale (ALES), suicidal behaviors questionnaire-revised (SBQ-R) and meaningful life measure-Chinese revised (MLM-CR). Results The scores of negative life events, meaning in life and suicidal risk were 1.03±0.88, 124.32±20.35 and 4.17±1.66, respectively. There were 64 (7.1%) college students with high risk of suicide. The overall stress score was positively correlated with total suicidal risk score (r=0.134, P<0.01). Total suicidal risk score was negatively correlated with total score of meaning in life(r=-0.340, P<0.01). Moderating effects of meaning in life between negative life events and suicidal risk were significant (P<0.01). Meaning in life fully mediated the effects of negative life events on suicidal risk (P<0.01), which accounted for 59.6% of the total effects. Conclusion Meaning in life as a mediator and moderator between negative life events and suicidal risk. Meaning in life might play protective role in reducing the suicidal risk. Key words: Meaning in life; Negative life events; Suicidal risk; Suicidal ideation; Suicidal behavior; College Students

Several issues in individual-oriented suicide prevention in clinical settings

Suicide is a global public health concern.Clinical practitioners are also frequently involved in providing treatment for patients at suicide risk.This paper analyzes problems of current studies on the causes of suicide, suggests that causes of suicide ideation, attempted suicide and committed suicide may different and need further research.After that, the paper discusses problems in the clinical evaluation of suicide risk, propose a systematic clinical evaluation of suicide risk, which should integrate suicide ideation, individual features of the person, and the sociocultural context.Finally, the author provides advices on five aspects of clinical treatment targeted to high suicide risk individuals. Key words: Suicide; Risk factor; Evaluation; Treatment

The path analysis on the predisposing factors of suicidal ideation of network addicts

Objective To explore the effect of security, self-acceptance, self-concept, internet addiction, anxiety, depression on the suicidal ideation of internet addiction patients. Methods The safety, self-acceptance, self-concept, internet addiction, anxiety and depression of 220 internet addiction patients were assessed using the corresponding scale tools.Suicidal ideation was used as the dependent variable, and each influencing factor was used as the independent variable.Correlation analysis, multiple stepwise regression analysis and path analysis were utilized to analyze the predisposing factors. Results The suicidal ideation (12.65±5.72 ) was positively correlated with internet addiction assessment (73.35±15.83), depression self-evaluation (56.33±13.75) and anxiety self-assessment (48.93±17.20 ) (r=0.250, 0.636, 0.531, P<0.01), while negatively correlated with security(50.26±12.33), self-acceptance (38.29±7.15), and self-concept(56.47±17.92)(r=-0.390, -0.297, -0.298, P<0.01). Sequentially depression (β=0.571, P<0.01), anxiety (β=0.173, P=0.003) were entered into the multiple regression equation.Path analysis based on the structural equation model showed that suicidal ideation had a direct effect with depression and anxiety, with effect values of 0.583 and 0.176.There were indirect effects of self-concept, self-acceptance, sense of security, and internet addiction assessment.The effect values were -0.137, -0.117, -0.281, and 0.034. The total effect of suicidal ideation and self-concept, self-acceptance, sense of security, internet addiction, depression self-assessment, and anxiety self-assessment were -0.137, -0.117, -0.281, 0.034, 0.583 and 0.176 respectively. Conclusions The influence of security, self-acceptance, and self-concept on suicidal ideation is produced through the mediating effects of depression and anxiety, and it has a negative predictive effect.There is no direct causal relationship between internet addiction and suicidal ideation. Key words: Internet addiction; Suicidal ideation; Sense of security; Self-acceptance; Self-concept; Depression; Anxiety; Susceptibility factors; Path analysis