Exploring the factors related to suicide attempts in adolescents

Authors : Nazmiye İnce, Gülen Güler Aksu, Fevziye Toros, Hülya Binokay
Pages : 380-389
Doi:10.17826/cumj.1557655
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Publication Date : 2025-06-30
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :Purpose: We aimed to determine the factors that we think may pose a risk in order to develop preventive medicine interventions in the prevention of this situation, which is a public health issue problem, and to screen the factors that may constitute a risk. Materials and Methods: This study involved 90 participants in all, including 46 adolescent patients aged (10-18) years who submitted an application to the Pediatric and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases Outpatient Clinic at Mersin University Faculty of Medicine Research and Application Hospital between 01/12/2019-01/04/2020 with suicide attempt and 44 adolescents aged 10-18 years without suicide attempt who applied between these dates as a control group. Results: Among those who took part in the research, 68% (n=61) were women. The mean age was 15.5±1.3 years in the patient group and 14.8±1.7 years in the control group. It was shown that those who attempted suicide had good, few or inadequate peer relationships whereas the control group had good peer relationships and this factor analysis was statistically significant. Major depressive disorder was the most prevalent psychiatric disorder in the suicide attempt group with a rate of 65.2%. The presence of psychiatric comorbidity was statistically significantly distinct among the group of people who attempted suicide compared to the control group. Conclusion:. In our study, the relationship with self-esteem, quality of life, peer relations and psychiatric illness was found to be significant, but not statistically significant result was found with impulsivity. Investigating the causes of suicide attempts is important to improve suicide prevention and intervention in adolescents in the future.
Keywords : intihar, ergenlik, dürtüsellik, benlik saygısı, yaşam kalitesi

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