ArticlePsychological medicine2023
Population-attributable risk of psychiatric disorders for suicide among adolescents and young adults in Taiwan.
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- Risk and Protective Factors for Suicide Mortality in Youths: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2026Pooled it
- Young minds in distress: Exploring the global rise in youth mental health diagnoses.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Review
- Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among adolescents and youth in the aftermath of the Tigray war, 2024: prevalence and associated factors.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Individual- and population-level associations of mental disorders with intentional self-harm.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2026Article
- Street ketamine use and differential risk of suicidality among adults in Taiwan.Harm reduction journal · 2025Article
- Increased Long-Term Risk of Dementia in Patients With Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies.Psychiatry investigation · 2024Article
- Predictors of suicidality in critical care ICU patients after discharge: A cross-sectional study.Industrial psychiatry journalArticle
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Abstract
backgroundYouth suicide rates have increased markedly in some countries. This study aimed to estimate the population-attributable risk of psychiatric disorders associated with suicide among Taiwanese youth aged 10-24 years.
methodsData were obtained from the National Death Registry and National Health Insurance (NHI) claims database between 2007 and 2019. Youth who died by suicide were included, and comparisons, 1:10 matched by age and sex, were randomly selected from the Registry for NHI beneficiaries. We used multivariable logistic regression to estimate suicide odds ratios for psychiatric disorders. The population-attributable fractions (PAF) were calculated for each psychiatric disorder.
resultsA total of 2345 youth suicide and 23 450 comparisons were included. Overall, 44.8% of suicides had a psychiatric disorder, while only 7.9% of the comparisons had a psychiatric disorder. The combined PAF for all psychiatric disorders was 55.9%. The top three psychiatric conditions of the largest PAFs were major depressive disorder, dysthymia, and sleep disorder. In the analysis stratified by sex, the combined PAF was 45.5% for males and 69.2% for females. The PAF among young adults aged 20-24 years (57.0%) was higher than among adolescents aged 10-19 years (48.0%).
conclusionsOur findings of high PAF from major depressive disorder, dysthymia, and sleep disorder to youth suicides suggest that youth suicide prevention that focuses on detecting and treating mental illness may usefully target these disorders.
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