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Citation

Petrescu CI, Florin CR, Suciu OI, Bredicean CI, Rares Olariu TO. Timisoara Med. J. 2009; 59(3-4): 307-312.

Affiliation

Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara; West University, Timisoara, Romania (cpetrescu64a@yahoo.com)

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy)

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Abstract

Objective: The objective of the study was to identify suicide as risk behavior in teenagers in rural areas and to assess the relation between maturity, depression level and suicidal risk. Material and methods: The study was performed on a sample consisting of 57 teenagers, homogeneous (29 girls and 28 boys, with ages between 15–17 years) and statistically representative, from a rural area - the village Suplacu de Barcău, in Bihor county. The method was an epidemiological transversal inquiry with 4 questionnaires applying: Friedman, B.D.I (Beck Depression Inventory), CORT 2004 (items which measure the suicidal behavior) and Despair Scale (Beck). Results: The average maturity level in teenagers was 17.92, and a great percent of teenagers (33%) had the maturity level 18-20, and 29.82% subjects 16-18. The depression level with girls was 0.80 (moderate) and with boys it was 0.35 (no depression). A great percentage (36.84%) of teenagers had moderate levels of depression (26.31% girls, 10.52% boys) and 10.52% had severe depression (only girls). In the investigated sample-group the suicide risk was moderate at 20.80% (13.78% girls, 7.02% boys) and severe in 3.5% of cases (only girls). Suicide as risk behavior was present in the investigated sample-group, 19.2% (15.70% girls, 3.5 boys) had suicidal thoughts, from which 12.28% made a plan and 2 teenagers had a suicidal attempt. Conclusions: Investigated teenagers presented a imbalanced maturity level, depression symptoms, suicidal risk behaviors and suicidal risk. There is an inverse relation maturity-suicidal risk and a direct relation depression-suicidal risk.

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