Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Among Youth With Physical-Mental Comorbidity in Canada: Proposal for an Epidemiological Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence suggests that having a chronic physical illness (CPI; eg, asthma, diabetes, and epilepsy) is an independent risk factor for suicidality (ie, suicidal ideation or attempts) among youth. Less is known about the mechanisms linking CPI and suicidality. Some evidence suggests that mental illness (eg, depression and anxiety) or neurodevelopmental disorder (eg, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) mediates or moderates the CPI-suicidality association. Missing from the knowledge base is information on the association between having co-occurring CPI and mental illness or neurodevelopmental disorder (MIND) on youth suicidality.

Objective

This study uses epidemiological data from the 2019 Canadian Health Survey of Children and Youth (CHSCY) to study the interse

SUBMITTER: Ferro MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11258520 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature