Characterizing children hospitalized for suicide-related thoughts and behaviors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite alarming increases in suicide deaths among preadolescent children, knowledge of the precipitants of suicide risk and the characteristics of children who seek treatment for suicidality is limited. This study's purpose is to describe children (ages 6-12) hospitalized for suicide-related concerns and compare demographic and diagnostic differences between children and adolescent (ages 13-18) patients.

Methods

This retrospective study analyzed medical records of 502 children and adolescents ages 6-18 admitted for suicide-related risk to one psychiatric inpatient hospital in southeastern United States between 2015 and 2018.

Results

Patients were predominantly White (63.5%), female (64.5%), and non-Hispanic/Latino (85.1%). We conducted descriptive analyses

SUBMITTER: Marraccini ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8476654 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature