Suicidal Ideation Among Adolescents With Confirmed Maltreatment: Insights From the 2016-2020 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Among adolescents, maltreatment is an established risk factor for suicidal ideation (SI). This study tests the relationship between different forms of maltreatment and SI encountered in emergency department (ED) settings.

Method

We used cross-sectional data from a nationally representative sample of ED visits from 2016 to 2020 that involved adolescents 12 to 17 years of age. We sought to characterize the relationship between forms of maltreatment and SI, to explore the relationship between perpetrator type and SI, and to analyze patterns in SI by maltreatment type.

Results

SI was significantly higher among ED visits with maltreated adolescents (7.05%) relative to ED visits without confirmed maltreatment (2.92%; p < .001). SI was documented most in cas

SUBMITTER: Wetherbee L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12684647 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature