The relationship between suicidal behaviors and atopic dermatitis in Korean adolescents.
Atopic dermatitis is a common skin disease in adolescents, which may have a negative effect on the mental and emotional health. We investigated the relationship between atopic dermatitis and suicidal behaviors in Korean adolescents. Participants included 74,186 adolescents (38,221 boys and 35,965 girls) in middle and high school who completed the Eighth Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey. There were significant associations between atopic dermatitis and suicidal behaviors for girls. The overestimation of weight perception might have an additive impact on suicidal risk among girls. However, there were no significant associations between atopic dermatitis and suicidal behaviors in boys.
Hallym University College of Medicine, Korea.
Hye-Mi
HM
Noh
Hallym University College of Medicine, Korea.
Jung Jin
JJ
Cho
Hallym University College of Medicine, Korea pyongs@hanmail.net.
Yong Soon
YS
Park
Hallym University College of Medicine, Korea.
Jeong-Hyeon
JH
Kim
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001828:Body Image; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012574:Schools; D012737:Sex Factors; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey; atopic dermatitis; distorted weight perception; suicidal ideation; suicidal planning; suicide attempt