@article{ref1,
title="Psychiatric disorders and suicide attempts among adolescents victimized by school bullying",
journal="Australasian psychiatry",
year="2017",
author="Bang, Young Rong and Park, Jae Hong",
volume="25",
number="4",
pages="376-380",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: We conducted a cross-sectional school-based study to investigate psychiatric disorders and suicide risk among adolescents victimized by bullying. <br><br>METHOD: The study was designed in two stages. In the screening stage, 33,038 middle school students were screened for psychopathology. Next, in the face-to-face interview stage, 1196 participants were assessed for psychiatric disorders using a structured diagnostic instrument. We also collected information about the participants' experiences of bullying and history of suicidal ideation/attempts. <br><br>RESULTS: The results indicate that adolescents with a history of bullying victimization were more likely to be diagnosed with depression and psychosis than those without such a history. Multivariate logistic regression models revealed that bullying victimization was significantly associated with suicide attempts even after adjusting for demographic characteristics, depression and psychosis. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Bullying victimization is a risk factor for depression, psychosis, and suicide ideation and attempts. The findings warrant an early intervention and suicide prevention program for victimized students and anti-bullying policies in schools.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1039-8562",
doi="10.1177/1039856217715987",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856217715987"
}