Examining Causal Pathways to Suicidal Ideation and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Suicide is the second leading cause of death in adolescents in the United States. There is an urgent need to advance understanding of risk mechanisms in adolescents to guide early interventions. While prior research has implicated cognition, neural connectivity, and psychopathology in relation to adolescent suicidal ideation (SI) and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), there is a relative lack of clarity regarding the causal structure of these factors, particularly in early adolescence.

Methods

Causal discovery analysis was applied to neuroimaging, neurocognition, and clinical assessment data from the baseline visit of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study when the participants were 9-10 years old (N = 8937; 49.6% female) to produce models of causal relat

SUBMITTER: Yan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12641592 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature