title: Risk for suicidal ideation and suicide attempts associated with co-occurring depression and conduct problems in early adolescence.
abstract: This study investigates the early manifestation of co-occurring depression and conduct problems as a predictor of heightened risk for later suicidal ideation and behavior in a community sample of 521 adolescents. Self-reported symptoms of depression and conduct problems were evaluated in early 6th grade. Suicidal thoughts and behaviors were tracked through multiple assessments carried out over the middle school years. Compared to adolescents with depression symptoms only, conduct problem symptoms only, or low psychopathology, those with co-occurring depression and conduct problem symptoms had the highest risk for subsequent suicidal ideation, recurrent suicidal behaviors, and suicide attempts.
authors.affiliation: Ann Vander Stoep, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA. annv@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vander Stoep
authors.forename: Molly
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adrian
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McCauley
authors.forename: Sheila E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Crowell
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Flynn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D012306:Risk; D012307:Risk Factors; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires