Suicide attempt in young people: a signal for long-term health care and social needs.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Suicidal behavior has increased since the onset of the global recession, a trend that may have long-term health and social implications.

Objective

To test whether suicide attempts among young people signal increased risk for later poor health and social functioning above and beyond a preexisting psychiatric disorder.

Design

We followed up a cohort of young people and assessed multiple aspects of their health and social functioning as they approached midlife. Outcomes among individuals who had self-reported a suicide attempt up through age 24 years (young suicide attempters) were compared with those who reported no attempt through age 24 years (nonattempters). Psychiatric history and social class were controlled for.

Setting and participants

The popul

SUBMITTER: Goldman-Mellor SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3946312 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature