Citation

Clayton MG, Pollak OH, Owens SA, Miller AB, Prinstein MJ. J. Res. Adolesc. 2021; 31(4): 1068-1096.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/jora.12614

PMID

34820949

Abstract

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for adolescents in the United States, yet remarkably little is known regarding risk factors for suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs), relatively few federal grants and scientific publications focus on STBs, and few evidence-based approaches to prevent or treat STBs are available. This "decade in review" article discusses five domains of recent empirical findings that span biological, environmental, and contextual systems and can guide future research in this high priority area: (1) the role of the central nervous system; (2) physiological risk factors, including the peripheral nervous system; (3) proximal acute stress responses; (4) novel behavioral and psychological risk factors; and (5) broader societal factors impacting diverse populations and several additional nascent areas worthy of further investigation.

Language: en

Keywords

Suicide; risk factors; resilience; adolescence