title: Differences between youth with a single suicide attempt and repeaters regarding their and their parents history of psychiatric illness.
abstract: The objective of this study was to determine predictors of repeated suicide attempts in young people, focusing on psychiatric illness. A longitudinal population-based register study of all adolescents born in Denmark between 1984 and 2006 was conducted. Greater numbers of hospitalizations, psychiatric diagnoses, and psychopharmacological medications prescribed to youth before and after the index attempt were risk factors for repeated suicide attempts. Parental diagnoses and drug prescriptions following a child's first suicide attempt moderated the risk of repeated attempts. Psychiatric illness is a strong predictor of repeated suicide attempts in young people, and those with co-morbid diagnoses are at increased risk of repeated suicide attempts. Treatment of psychiatric illness in the parents after their child's first suicide attempt is a potential protective factor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Political Science, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, Odense, Denmark. isj@sam.sdu
authors.forename: Ida Skytte
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Jakobsen
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Christiansen
authors.forename: Kim Juul
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: Trine
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Waaktaar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D012008:Recurrence; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult