Suicidal ideation in adolescents aged 11 to 15 years: prevalence and associated factors

• Autor(a) principal: Souza,Luciano Dias de Mattos
• Data de Publicação: 2010
• Outros Autores: Silva,Ricardo Azevedo da, Jansen,Karen, Kuhn,Renata Peretti, Horta,Bernardo Lessa, Pinheiro,Ricardo Tavares
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry (São Paulo. 1999. Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462010000100008
• topic: Adolescent; Suicide; Cross-sectional studies; Risk factors; Substance-related disorders

OBJECTIVE: To verify the prevalence and associated factors of suicidal ideation among adolescents aged 11 to 15 years. METHOD: Cross-sectional population-based study. Adolescents completed a self-report that contained the Children's Depression Inventory. Suicidal ideation was measured according to item 9 of the Children's Depression Inventory. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was applied using a hierarchical model. RESULTS: 1145 adolescents were invited to participate, and 1039 were interviewed (refusal rate: 9.26%). The prevalence of suicidal ideation was 14.1%. Factors associated to suicidal ideation: female gender, current alcohol consumption, use of illicit drugs, symptoms indicating conduct disorders and high Children's Depression Inventory scores for depressive symptoms. CONCLUSION: Prevention strategies should focus on female adolescents, especially those sexually active with probable mental health problems and substance use.