Citation

Rosenbaum Asarnow J, Berk M, Zhang L, Wang P, Tang L. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2016; 47(5): 551-566.

Affiliation

Semel Institute of Neuroscience & Human Behavior, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/sltb.12309

PMID

27813143

Abstract

This prospective study of suicidal emergency department (ED) patients (ages 10-18) examined the timing, cumulative probability, and predictors of suicide attempts through 18 months of follow-up. The cumulative probability of attempts was as follows:.15 at 6 months,.22 at 1 year, and.24 by 18 months. One attempt was fatal, yielding a death rate of.006. Significant predictors of suicide attempt risk included a suicide attempt at ED presentation (vs. suicidal ideation only), nonsuicidal self-injurious behavior, and low levels of delinquent symptoms.

RESULTS underscore the importance of both prior suicide attempts and nonsuicidal self-harm as risk indicators for future and potentially lethal suicide attempts.

© 2016 The American Association of Suicidology.

Language: en