Prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in preadolescent children: A US population-based study.

Publisher: Nature Pub. Group Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101562664 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2158-3188 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 21583188 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Transl Psychiatry Subsets: MEDLINE

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Mental Disorders*/epidemiology ; Suicide, Attempted*; Adolescent ; Child ; Female ; Hispanic or Latino ; Humans ; Male ; Prevalence ; Risk Factors ; Suicidal Ideation ; United States/epidemiology

The present study evaluated sociodemographic and diagnostic predictors of suicidal ideation and attempts in a nationally representative sample of preadolescent youth enrolled in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study. Rates and predictors of psychiatric treatment utilization among suicidal youth also were examined. Eleven thousand eight hundred and seventy-five 9- and 10-year-old children residing in the United States were assessed. Children and their parents/guardians provided reports of children's lifetime history of suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and psychiatric disorders. Parents also reported on sociodemographic characteristics and mental health service utilization. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were employed to evaluate sociodemographic and diagnostic correlates of suicidal ideation, suicide attempts among youth with suicidal ideation, and treatment utilization among youth with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. Lifetime prevalence rates were 14.33% for suicidal ideation and 1.26% for suicide attempts. Youth who identified as male, a sexual minority, or multiracial had greater odds of suicidal ideation, and sexual minority youth and youth with a low family income had greater odds of suicide attempts. Comorbid psychopathology was associated with higher odds of both suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. In youth, 34.59% who have suicidal ideation and 54.82% who had attempted suicide received psychiatric treatment. Treatment utilization among suicidal youth was lower among those who identified as female, Black, and Hispanic. Suicidal ideation and attempts among preadolescent children are concerningly high and targeted assessment and preventative efforts are needed, especially for males, racial, ethnic, and sexual minority youth, and those youth experiencing comorbidity.
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Date Created: 20210923 Date Completed: 20211011 Latest Revision: 20211204

20221213

PMC8458398

10.1038/s41398-021-01593-3

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