@article{ref1,
title="Obsessive-compulsive symptoms as a risk factor for suicidality in U.S. college students",
journal="Journal of Adolescent Health",
year="2016",
author="Huz, Ilana and Nyer, Maren and Dickson, Claire and Farabaugh, Amy and Alpert, Jonathan E. and Fava, Maurizio and Baer, Lee",
volume="58",
number="4",
pages="481-484",
abstract="PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the association of obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) with suicide risk among college students. <br><br>METHODS: Subjects were 474 college students who attended mental health screenings at two private universities and completed multiple self-report questionnaires. <br><br>RESULTS: Presence of one or more OCS was associated with an increased odds ratio of suicide risk of approximately 2.4, although this was no longer a significant risk factor when controlling for depressive symptoms. Of the OCS assessed, only obsessions about speaking or acting violently remained an independent risk factor for suicidality over and above depression. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Although our study was cross-sectional in nature and thus cannot determine causality, increased burden of particular OCS symptom clusters, such as violent or aggressive obsessions, may increase risk among college students, for suicidal ideation.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1054-139X",
doi="10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.11.011",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.11.011"
}