SynthesisSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2015
Suicidality and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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47 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Gender in suicide prevention in adolescents and young adults: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Suicidal Ideation, and Suicidal Self-Directed Violence Among U.S. Military Personnel and Veterans: A Systematic Review of the Literature From 2010 to 2018.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Pooled it
- PTSD in prison settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis of comorbid mental disorders and problematic behaviours.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- Heterogeneous trajectories of suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms during an indicated school-based CBT intervention: a group-based trajectory modeling study.BMC psychology · 2026Trial
- Mood Regulation Focused CBT Based on Memory Reconsolidation, Reduced Suicidal Ideation and Depression in Youth in a Randomised Controlled Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Trial
- Resilience and Time Perspective in a Clinical Sample of Adolescents.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among adolescents and youth in the aftermath of the Tigray war, 2024: prevalence and associated factors.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Trends and Disparities in Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among an Ethno-Racially Diverse Group of Adolescents: 2013-2022.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Specific psychological factors associated with suicidal ideation: a transdiagnostic approach to psychological responses in adolescents.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Silent regulators of trauma: the microRNA blueprint underlying post-traumatic stress disorder biology.Environmental epigenetics · 2026Review
- Post-Traumatic Stress in Adolescence: The Mediating Role of Time Perspective Between Trauma Exposure, PTSD Symptoms, and Cannabis Use.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
- Evaluation of suicide patterns, causes and triggering factors in children and adolescents.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Effects of age at first separation from parents on suicidal ideation, suicide planning and suicide attempts among left-behind children: the causal mediating effect of traumatic events.Family medicine and community health · 2025Article
- Exploring the association between moral injury and posttraumatic stress symptoms among Canadian public safety personnel.Journal of traumatic stress · 2025Article
- Psychedelics and Suicide-Related Outcomes: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Body as expression of psychiatric distress: insights from restrictive eating disorders, non-suicidal self-injuries, and suicide attempts.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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- Self-harm, Suicide, and ICD-11 Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Treatment-Seeking Adolescents with Major Depression.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2024Article
- Chronic stress and lack of social support: Role in adolescent depression and suicide-related behaviors in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of affective disorders · 2024Article
- MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD in adolescents: rationale, potential, risks, and considerations.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Review
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Abstract
purposeThere is growing evidence in the literature that a diagnosis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an important contributory factor to suicidality in adolescents. However, there is no existing review of the literature examining the relationship between PTSD and suicidality in adolescents. This study aims to provide the first systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between PTSD and suicidality in adolescents.
methodsFive bibliographic databases (Medline, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Web of Science and PILOT) were screened for suitable articles. Twenty-eight studies (which provided 28 independent samples) were included in the review. The overall meta-analyses of the association between PTSD and suicidality were followed by subgroup and meta-regression analyses.
resultsA highly significant positive association was found between PTSD and suicidality (d = 0.701, 95% CI 0.555-0.848). The subgroup and meta-regression analyses showed that the association between PTSD and suicidality persisted whilst adjusting for various sources of between-study heterogeneity, such as, different levels of severity of suicidality, target groups, and methodological quality of the studies.
conclusionsSuicidality in adolescents with PTSD is a major problem which requires further research effort. The implications of these results are discussed.
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