The self-perceived needs of adolescents with suicidal behaviour: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT: Suicidal behaviour in adolescents is a major public health problem. Much research on this issue has focused on epidemiology and risk factors for suicidal behaviour, paying less attention to the self-perceived needs of adolescents. However, to increase engagement in suicide prevention, it is important to include the views of adolescents. A scoping review was performed to identify the available empirical study findings, of any study design, related to the self-perceived needs of adolescents with suicidal behaviour. The literature databases Medline, Embase, Psycinfo, CINAHL, ERIC, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched. Twenty-nine studies from 14 predominantly Anglo countries were included in the scoping review. The review showed that girls were overrepresented and that studies predominant

SUBMITTER: Looijmans M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11805848 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature