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Citation |
Rosenberg HJ, Jankowski MK, Sengupta A, Wolfe RS, Wolford GL, Rosenberg SD. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2005; 35(5): 547-557. |
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Affiliation |
Dartmouth Medical School, Department of Psychiatry and the New Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center in Lebanon, NH, USA. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2005, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons) |
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DOI |
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PMID |
16268771 |
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Abstract |
In this study we examined self-reported suicide attempts and their relationship to other health risk factors in a community sample of 16,644 adolescents. Fifteen percent endorsed suicide attempts (10% single; 5% multiple attempts) We hypothesized that multiple attempters would show higher prevalence of comorbid health risks than single or non-attempters. The three groups showed significant differences in ten health risk domains, on factors such as depressed mood, sexual assault, weight problems, and drug and alcohol use (ORs: 3.26-13.57). Repeated suicide attempts appear to be related to increased vulnerability and likelihood of harm in multiple domains of health risk. |