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01-08-2011 | Empirical Research

Dimensions of Adolescent Psychopathology and Relationships to Suicide Risk Indicators

Auteurs: Edelyn Verona, Shabnam Javdani

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 8/2011

Abstract

Youth suicide represents an area of important public and mental health concern. Although diagnostic correlates (e.g., depression) of suicidality have been identified, very few studies of youth have analyzed relationships between empirically-derived dimensions of psychopathology, representing broader dimensions of risk, and different suicidality indicators. We recruited 223 adolescents (57% female; 32% ethnic minority) from mental health agencies and the community to assess psychopathology, substance use, and suicidality relying on multiple measures and reporters (youth, parent, and clinician). Using a 3-factor model of psychopathology, we found that the Internalizing factor (including depression and generalized anxiety) was associated with both suicidal thinking and behaviors (threats/attempts), the Externalizing factor (conduct, oppositional, and attention deficit disorders) was negatively related only to suicidal thinking, and the Substance Use factor (alcohol and cannabis use) related to suicidal behaviors of threats/attempts but not suicidal thinking. The results show the utility of a dimensional conceptualization for clarifying distinct vulnerabilities to suicidal thinking versus overt behaviors and have implications for the construct validity of distinct dimensions of psychopathology.

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Our full sample of youth reported comparable rates of suicidality (i.e., between 20 and 30%) as those reported in other studies of community-based youth (e.g., about 20% suicidality was reported by Grunbaum et al. 2002). Further, our full sample had comparable diagnostic prevalence rates (e.g., on major depressive disorder, alcohol and drug use) as those reported in other studies with community-based samples of youth (e.g., about 10% met criteria for major depressive disorder; see Reinherz et al. 1993).

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Titel: Dimensions of Adolescent Psychopathology and Relationships to Suicide Risk Indicators
Auteurs: Edelyn Verona
Shabnam Javdani
Publicatiedatum: 01-08-2011
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 8/2011
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-011-9630-1

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