title: Pathways to suicidal behaviors in childhood.
abstract: Path analyses were applied to test a model that includes internalizing and externalizing behavior problems as predictors of suicidal behaviors in children. Parents of an inpatient sample of boys (N=87; M age=9.81 years) rated the frequency of suicidal ideation and completed standardized measures of behavior problems. Blind raters rated the severity of the children's suicidal behaviors. Results revealed a significant direct effect for suicidal ideation on suicide attempt and for depressive symptoms on suicidal ideation. There was also a significant indirect path from impulsivity to suicidal ideation through aggressive and depressive symptoms. Clinical implications are discussed.
authors: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Jackson 39216-4505, USA. LGreening@psychiatry.umsmed.edu
authors: Leilani
authors: L
authors: Greening
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Stoppelbein
authors: Paula
authors: P
authors: Fite
authors: Dirk
authors: D
authors: Dhossche
authors: Stephen
authors: S
authors: Erath
authors: Jacqueline
authors: J
authors: Brown
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Cramer
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Young
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000374:Aggression; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; D015984:Causality; D002648:Child; D003863:Depression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires