title: [Depression and suicidal risk of the adolescents (comparative analysis in the cities of Klaipeda, Kaunas and Siauliai)].
abstract: The aim of this research is to explain frequency of depressivity and suicidal risk among the adolescents and the ratio between depressivity and suicidal risk, to compare the level of depressivity and suicidal risk of the adolescents between the cities of Kaunas, Klaipeda and Siauliai, to compare the level of depressivity and suicidal risk of adolescents of schools and gymnasiums. 2573 adolescents aged 12-18 participated in research in Klaipeda (794 in gymnasiums and 1779 in schools), 1525 in Kaunas (822 in gymnasiums, 703 in schools) and 1072 in Siauliai (in schools). Depressivity of adolescents was found in Siauliai 47.9%, in Kaunas 58.8%, in Klaipeda 51.5%, suicidal risk among the adolescents in all investigated cities was: 13.2% in Kaunas, 14.2% in Siauliai, 15.4% in Klaipeda. The suicidal risk is higher among girls. The attempts of suicides was more frequent among adolescents in Klaipeda (7.1%), suicidal attempts of girls were more frequent than those of boys (2:1) in all investigated cities. The ratio of depressivity and suicidal attempters was 8.4:1 in Siauliai, 10.3:1 in Kaunas and 7.2:1 in Klaipeda. The research demonstrated that depressivity is the factor for suicidal risk. The data of these researches were used to improve the suicidal prevention, involving the teachers and the parents.
authors.affiliation: Klaipedos psichikos sveikatos centras, Galinio pylimo 3b, 5800 Klaipeda. kl.psichikos.centras@takas.lt
authors.forename: Terese
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ramanauskiene
authors.forename: Vida
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Matulioniene
authors.forename: Vaiva
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Martinkiene
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000367:Age Factors; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008097:Lithuania; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*