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Citation

Kisch J, Leino EV, Silverman MM. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2005; 35(1): 3-13.

Affiliation

The Columbia Counseling Center,Columbia, MD, USA; American College Health Association; National Suicide Prevention Technical Resource Center in Newton, MA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1521/suli.35.1.3.59263

PMID

15843320

Abstract

The National College Health Assessment Survey (NCHA), sponsored by the American College Health Association, measured depression, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts among 15,977 college students in the academic year 1999-2000. Similar to the National College Health Risk Behavior Survey, conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 1995, 9.5% of students reported that they had seriously considered attempting suicide and 1.5% of students reported that they had attempted suicide within the last school year. The NCHA findings show a relationship between suicidal behavior and depressed mood. Depressed mood, difficulties of sexual identity, and problematic relationships all increase the likelihood of vulnerability to suicidal behavior. Less than 20% of students reporting suicidal ideation or attempts were receiving treatment.

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