@article{ref1,
title="The association between suicide risk and self-esteem in Japanese university students with major depressive episodes of major depressive disorder",
journal="Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment",
year="2014",
author="Mitsui, Nobuyuki and Asakura, Satoshi and Shimizu, Yusuke and Fujii, Yutaka and Toyomaki, Atsuhito and Kako, Yuki and Tanaka, Teruaki and Kitagawa, Nobuki and Inoue, Takeshi and Kusumi, Ichiro",
volume="10",
number="",
pages="811-816",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The suicide risk among young adults is related to multiple factors; therefore, it is difficult to predict and prevent suicidal behavior. <br><br>AIM: We conducted the present study to reveal the most important factors relating to suicidal ideation in Japanese university students with major depressive episodes (MDEs) of major depressive disorder (MDD). <br><br>METHODS: The subjects were 30 Japanese university students who had MDEs of MDD, and were aged between 18 and 26 years old. They were divided into two groups - without suicide risk group (n=15), and with suicide risk group (n=15) - based on the results of the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview. Additionally, healthy controls were recruited from the same population (n=15). All subjects completed the self-assessment scales including the Beck Depression Inventory 2nd edition (BDI-II), the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), and SF-36v2™ (The Medical Outcomes Study 36-item short-form health survey version 2), and they were all administered a battery of neuropsychological tests. <br><br>RESULTS: The RSES score of the suicide risk group was significantly lower than the RSES score of the without suicide risk group, whereas the BDI-II score and the BHS score were not significantly different between the two groups. The mean social functioning score on the SF-36v2 of the with suicide risk group was significantly lower than that of the without suicide risk group. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The individual's self-esteem and social functioning may play an important role in suicide risk among young adults with MDEs of MDD.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1176-6328",
doi="10.2147/NDT.S59349",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S59349"
}