Alcohol problems, mental disorder and mental health among suicide attempters 5–9 years after treatment by child and adolescent outpatient psychiatry

Abstract

Many studies report associations between alcohol problems, mental disorder, mental health and suicidal behaviour. Still, more knowledge is needed about possible differential characteristics of these factors in risk groups. This naturalistic and retrospective study included former patients who received emergency treatment in child and adolescent outpatient clinics for their mental health problems. One hundred patients were personally interviewed 5-9 years after treatment referral about alcohol problems and mental disorders. Also, they completed questionnaires about 11 indicators of mental health. At the follow-up, those who had attempted suicide during the follow-up period had more alcohol problems and mental disorders than the non-attempters. However, no association was found between suicide attempt in the follow-up period and the mental health indicators. Among the attempters, a high psychological burden as indicated by mental health disorders and poor mental health were associated with suicide re-attempt (lifetime) and an intention to die.

Creating and using the CDC HRQOL healthy days index with fixed option survey responses

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Sport Participation and Loneliness in Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Perceived Social Competence

“…The average score on the four items indicates the level of perceived loneliness, with a high score indicating a higher level of loneliness. Subsequent studies reveal satisfactory estimates of validity and reliability for the scale (Russell et al 1980;Skarbø et al 2006).…”

“…The brief version (Skarbø et al 2006) consists of items 1, 13, 15 and 18 from the original 20 items. Two of the items are positively phrased and two are negatively phrased.…”

Sammenhenger mellom alkoholbruk og suicidal atferd på individnivå: en oversikt

“…Blant pasienter med selvmordsforsøk og alkoholmisbruk forekommer ofte repeterte selvmordsforsøk i løpet av 1-2 år etter indexforsøket (Nordentoft, 2007;Pirkola et al, 2004). Også norske oppfølgingsstudier har funnet at alkoholmisbruk er en risikofaktor for repeterte selvmordsforsøk (Hjelmeland, 1996;Johannessen, Dieserud, De Leo, Claussen, & Zahl, 2011) og for selvmordsforsøk blant pasienter med ulike psykisk helseproblemer (Skarbø, Rosenvinge, & Holte, 2006).…”