Suicidal Thoughts and Trajectories of Psychopathological and Behavioral Symptoms in Adolescence.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The suicidal risk of psychopathology in adolescence is suggested to differ based on its longitudinal trajectory, but the comorbidity of these symptom trajectories has not been well examined. This study comprehensively clustered trajectories of multiple psychopathological and behavioral symptoms and examined their associations with suicidal thoughts in adolescence.

Objective

To determine which categories and trajectories of psychopathological and behavioral symptoms are associated with suicidal thoughts in adolescence, accounting for comorbid symptoms.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study in Japan used data from the Tokyo Teen Cohort (TTC) study, which was established in 2012 and is currently ongoing. Data from 3 waves of surv

SUBMITTER: Uno A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10811562 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature