ArticleChild and adolescent mental health2021
Characterizing children hospitalized for suicide-related thoughts and behaviors.
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- Prevalence and Correlates of Suicide and Nonsuicidal Self-injury in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Commentary on Garas et al., "Longitudinal Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents With Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis".Brain and behavior · 2026Article
- Youth on the autism spectrum hospitalized for suicide related thoughts and behaviors: Characteristics and perspectives from the field.Journal of affective disorders · 2026Article
- Self-harm and suicidal behaviors in children: perspectives of mental health clinicians.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2024Article
- Perceived discrimination, mental health help-seeking attitudes, and suicide ideation, planning, and attempts among black young adults.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The School Suicide Policy Evaluation Tool (SSPET): A proof-of-concept for assessing school suicide prevention policies.Public health challenges · 2024Article
- A Trauma- and Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI)-Informed Approach to Suicide Prevention in School: Black Boys' Lives Matter.School psychology review · 2023Article
- Equitable suicide prevention for youth impacted by the juvenile legal system.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite alarming increases in suicide deaths among preadolescent children, knowledge of the precipitants of suicide risk and the characteristics of children who seek treatment for suicidality is limited. This study's purpose is to describe children (ages 6-12) hospitalized for suicide-related concerns and compare demographic and diagnostic differences between children and adolescent (ages 13-18) patients.
methodsThis retrospective study analyzed medical records of 502 children and adolescents ages 6-18 admitted for suicide-related risk to one psychiatric inpatient hospital in southeastern United States between 2015 and 2018.
resultsPatients were predominantly White (63.5%), female (64.5%), and non-Hispanic/Latino (85.1%). We conducted descriptive analyses and a series of logistic regressions comparing children and adolescents with data extracted from discharge summaries, (i.e. primary reasons for admission, environmental stressors, and diagnostic categories). Common environmental stressors included school (63.2%) and family (60.7%), and the most common diagnosis included depressive disorders. Compared to adolescents, children were more likely to be Black (OR = 1.99), male (OR = 1.94), and receive neurodevelopmental disorder (aOR = 3.0) or trauma and stress-related disorder (aOR = 2.6) diagnoses, but less likely to be diagnosed with a depressive disorder (aOR = 0.4). Across both age-groups, Black patients were more likely to be diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disorders and less likely to receive internalizing disorder diagnoses.
conclusionsCharacteristics of children hospitalized for suicide-related risk are relatively similar to characteristics of children dying by suicide. Compared to adolescents, hospitalized children are more likely to be Black, male, and have a neurodevelopmental disorder diagnosis. Proactively identifying and providing strengths-based supports for Black boys and families appear critical for suicide prevention in children.
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