TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Self-harm, suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among college students
JO  - Psychiatry research
A1  - Toprak, Sadik
A1  - Cetin, Ilhan
A1  - Guven, Taner
A1  - Can, Gunay
A1  - Demircan, Cetin
SP  - 140
EP  - 144
VL  - 187
IS  - 1-2
N2  - Self-harm, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts are well represented behaviours in the general population of both developed and developing countries. These behaviours are indicative of underlying risk factors that show a strong interdependent correlation. In this study we attempted to define correlates for and prevalence of self-harm, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts among Turkish college students. This 2006 study included 636 students from two Turkish state universities. Our results showed that the lifetime prevalence of self-harm was 15.4%, the prevalence of suicidal ideation was 11.4%, and the prevalence of suicide attempts was 7.1%. We uncovered correlates for self-harm, including low income, unsatisfying familial relationships, smoking, and alcohol, inhalant, and tranquilizer abuse. Tranquilizer abuse shared a dual role as a correlate for suicide ideation and as a means to attempt suicide. Additionally, we found that drug abusers and adolescents who practise self-harm presented the highest suicide risk.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-1781
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2010.09.009
ID  - ref1
ER  -