Gender in the Suicidal Experience: A Qualitative Study among Adolescents

A retrospective cohort study comparing the social, familial and clinical characteristics of adolescents admitted to a French Emergency Department in suicidal crisis before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

“…The sex ratio of adolescents in suicidal crisis admitted in emergencies departments is normally relatively stable in Europe, with 3 girls per 1 boy ( “Idées et conduites suicidaires chez l'enfant et l'adolescent : prévention, repérage, évaluation et prise en charge,” 2021 ). Gender-related differences in cognitive-emotional functioning may in part explain these variations in the clinical expression of suffering, as well as gender socialization—sociocultural construction ( Vivier et al, 2021 ). This result strengthens the hypothesis of an acute stress triggered by the social turmoil related to the pandemic.…”

“…This result strengthens the hypothesis of an acute stress triggered by the social turmoil related to the pandemic. The impact of the pandemic on social relationships as well as on familial anxiety and parental monitoring may have been more significant on girls ( Ridout et al, 2021 ), who express more frequently suffering and emotional disorders and are more likely to come to care than boys ( Vivier et al, 2021 ).…”

A Systematic Review of the Facilitators and Barriers to Help-Seeking for Self-Harm in Young People: A Systems Thinking Perspective

“…This first finding, therefore, suggests that more expansive research is required to better understand help-seeking for self-harm, with a sound starting point being to investigate For the column "Gender/Sex distribution", the notation "F" refers to female (i.e., participants identifying as female or reporting their assigned sex at birth as female), "M" refers to male (i.e., participants identifying as male or reporting their assigned sex at birth as male), "O" refers to other genders or sex, "P" refers to preferred not to say, and "NR" refers to not reported (e.g., in cases where the authors indicate that gender or sex information was collected in the study but this was not reported in the article) a The study by Laskite and Laskene (2011) reported sex distribution of their sample, but their study discussed gender differences in self-harm and help-seeking for self-harm. b The study by Vivier et al (2023) reported sex distribution of their sample, but their study discussed suicidal experiences in adolescents and aspects of these experiences that are common across gender and those specific to one gender Sen (2004) • Age • Gender identity the impact of policy initiatives and changes to these initiatives on help-seeking for self-harm. An example policy initiative in Australia is the Better Access initiative that provides rebates to eligible individuals so they can access up to 10 individual and up to 10 group allied mental health services (Australian Government Department of Health & Aged Care, 2022).…”