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ArticleBMC psychiatry2023

Temperament and adolescent suicide attempts: a case-control study with multi-ethnic Asian adolescents.

Sean H Y Toh, Michelle J S Wan, Leoniek M Kroneman, N Nyein, John C M Wong

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Article in BMC psychiatry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sean H Y TohNUS Mind-Science Centre, Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Queenstown, Singapore. zhuohanyang96@gmail.com.
Michelle J S WanNUS Mind-Science Centre, Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Queenstown, Singapore.
Leoniek M KronemanNUS Mind-Science Centre, Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Queenstown, Singapore.
N NyeinDepartment of Psychological Medicine, National University Health Systems, Queenstown, Singapore.
John C M WongNUS Mind-Science Centre, Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Queenstown, Singapore.
National University of Singapore · SGNational University Health System · SG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSuicide is the leading cause of death for adolescents in several parts of Asia, including Singapore. This study examines the relationship between temperament and youth suicide attempts in a sample of multi-ethnic Singaporean adolescents.

methodsA case-control design compared 60 adolescents (M

resultsPsychiatric comorbidity, recent stressful life events, perceived parental rejection, and all five "difficult temperament" traits, were significantly overrepresented among adolescent cases relative to healthy controls. Adjusted logistic regression models revealed significant associations between suicide attempt, MDD comorbidity (OR: 10.7, 95% Cl: (2.24-51.39)), "negative mood" trait (OR: 1.12-1.18, 95% Cl: (1.00-1.27)), and the interaction term of "positive mood" and "high adaptability" traits (OR: 0.943 - 0.955, 95% Cl: (0.900 - 0.986)). Specifically, "positive mood" predicted lower likelihood of a suicide attempt when "adaptability" was high (OR: 0.335 - 0.342, 95% Cl: (0.186 - 0.500)) but not low (OR: 0.968 - 0.993, 95% Cl: (0.797 - 1.31)).

conclusionTemperament screening may be important to identify adolescents at higher or lower risk of suicide at an early stage. More longitudinal and neurobiological research converging on these temperament findings will be helpful in ascertaining temperament screening as an effective suicide prevention methodology for adolescents.

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Suicide, AttemptedTemperamentAdolescentCase-Control StudiesChild, PreschoolHumansInfantMood DisordersRisk FactorsAdolescenceAsiaComorbidityParental rejectionProtective factorsPsychiatric DisordersRisk factorsStressful life eventsSuicide attemptsTemperament

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