TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Frequency and clinical features of pervasive developmental disorder in adolescent suicide attempts
JO  - General hospital psychiatry
A1  - Mikami, Katsunaka
A1  - Inomata, Seiji
A1  - Hayakawa, Noriyoshi
A1  - Ohnishi, Yuichi
A1  - Enseki, Yoichi
A1  - Ohya, Akitoshi
A1  - Haruki, Yasuo
A1  - Kishi, Y.
A1  - Shinohara, Yutaka
A1  - Ichimura, Atsushi
A1  - Matsumoto, Hisashi
SP  - 163
EP  - 166
VL  - 31
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The goal of this clinical study was to examine the frequency and clinical features of pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) relative to suicide attempts by adolescents. METHOD: Ninety-four adolescent patients under age 20 participated in this study; it was a consecutive study of individuals who had attempted suicide and had been hospitalized for inpatient treatment. RESULTS: Twelve of the 94 subjects (12.8%) were diagnosed with PDD. The ratio of males in the PDD group was higher than that in the non-PDD group (P=.017). There was a significant difference between the two groups regarding the rate of patients having mood or anxiety disorder (P=.037). CONCLUSION: This study indicates that PDD should always be a consideration when dealing with adolescent suicide attempts.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0163-8343
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2008.12.003
ID  - ref1
ER  -