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Suicide Attempt in Young People: A Signal for Long-term Health Care and Social Needs
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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 population-representative Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, which involved 1037 birth cohort members comprising 91 young suicide attempters and 946 nonattempters, 95% of whom were followed up to age 38 years. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Outcomes were selected to represent significant individual and societal costs: mental health, physical health, harm toward others, and need for support. RESULTS: As adults approaching midlife, young suicide attempters were significantly more likely to have persistent mental health problems (eg, depression, substance dependence, and additional suicide attempts) compared with nonattempters. They were also more likely to have physical health problems (eg, metabolic syndrome and elevated inflammation). They engaged in more violence (eg, violent crime and intimate partner abuse) and needed more social support (eg, long-term welfare receipt and unemployment). Furthermore, they reported being lonelier and less satisfied with their lives. These associations remained after adjustment for youth psychiatric diagnoses and social class. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Many young suicide attempters remain vulnerable to costly health and social problems into midlife. As rates of suicidal behavior rise with the continuing global recession, additional suicide prevention efforts and long-term monitoring and after-care services are needed.
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“Approaching midlife, young suicide attempters had more mental health problems than non-attempters (Table 1).”
§ Suicide attempt in young people: A signal for long-term healthcare and social needs > RESULTS > Poor mental health
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“These associations remained after adjustment for youth psychiatric diagnoses and social class.”
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“Young suicide attempters were in need of greater support during adulthood (Table 3).”
§ Suicide attempt in young people: A signal for long-term healthcare and social needs > RESULTS > Need for support/Quality of life
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“Approaching midlife, young suicide attempters were significantly more likely than non-attempters to commit violence against others (Table 3).”
§ Suicide attempt in young people: A signal for long-term healthcare and social needs > RESULTS > Harm towards others
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“Young suicide attempters were in significantly worse physical health as they approached midlife (Table 2).”
§ Suicide attempt in young people: A signal for long-term healthcare and social needs > RESULTS > Poor physical health
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“Many young suicide attempters remain vulnerable to costly health and social problems into midlife.”
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“Since the onset of the global economic recession in 2007, suicide rates have risen across both the United States and Europe.1-4”
§ Suicide attempt in young people: A signal for long-term healthcare and social needs > INTRODUCTION
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“We thus controlled for history of these three disorders.”
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“young suicide attempters were significantly more likely to have a history of depression (32.2% vs. 44.0%, χ2=5.15, p=.02), anxiety (20.3% vs. 34.1%, χ2=9.35, p=.002), and conduct disorder (20.8% vs. 48.4%, χ2=35.16, p<.0001) during the exposure period.”
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“Although they made up just under nine percent of our cohort, by midlife they comprised 15 percent of those with metabolic syndrome, 22 percent of those with persistent psychiatric disorders, and 35 percent of those who were convicted for violent crime (Figure 1).”
§ Suicide attempt in young people: A signal for long-term healthcare and social needs > COMMENT
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“approaching midlife, they reported suffering from loneliness and were less satisfied with their lives.”
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“when 95% of the 1,007 Study members still alive took part.”
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“Point estimates for some outcomes were very slightly attenuated, but statistical inference was unaltered in all cases (i.e., no statistically significant findings were lost and no new significant findings were gained).”
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“previous suicide attempt is one of the strongest predictors of future attempts, as well as of completed suicide.9-17”
§ Suicide attempt in young people: A signal for long-term healthcare and social needs > INTRODUCTION
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“Methodological advantages of this study include its use of a representative birth cohort with good retention, a follow-up period of more than 13 years, and statistical controls for psychiatric diagnoses among young suicide attempters.”
§ Suicide attempt in young people: A signal for long-term healthcare and social needs > COMMENT
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Only a few studies have examined outcomes following a suicide attempt beyond future attempts.
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The global recession will continue.
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“In addition, suicidal ideation and suicide attempt are associated with increased health care costs, with up to one-third of patient admissions in psychiatric hospitals attributed to suicidal ideation or suicide attempt 332 .”
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“In addition, several factors are associated with reduced mental health components of quality of life assessments, such as being female, having borderline personality disorder or having high impulsivity, hopelessness or hostility 332 .”
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§ Suicide attempt in young people: A signal for long-term healthcare and social needs > METHODS > Measures
“Study members were repeatedly assessed with the Diagnostic Interview Schedule-Child Version33 at ages 11, 13 and 15 years”
§ Suicide attempt in young people: A signal for long-term healthcare and social needs > References
“33. OECD NEET rates among youth in OECD countries. OECD Employment Outlook 2012 2012 OECD Publishing”
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- Authors
- Goldman-Mellor, S. J., Caspi, A., Harrington, H., Hogan, S., Nada-Raja, S., Poulton, R., & Moffitt, T. E.
- Affiliations
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Duke University (US)
- University of Otago (NZ)
- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
- Corresponding author
- Moffitt, Terrie E.
- ORCID
- Venue
- JAMA Psychiatry
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Published
- 2014-02-01
- Volume
- 71
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 119
- ISSN
- 2168-622X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3946312
- OpenAlex
- W2112628304
- Cited by
- 310
- References
- 42
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 18.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- JAMA Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Funders
- Jacobs Foundation (AG032282)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (T32-HD07376)
- Medical Research Council (MR/K00381X, MR/K00381X/1, AG032282)
- National Institute on Aging (AG-032282, R01AG032282)
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (AG032282)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (T32HD007376)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Keywords
- suicide attempts, youth, depression, substance dependence, physical health, metabolic syndrome, inflammation, violence, intimate partner violence, social support, welfare receipt, unemployment, loneliness, life satisfaction, global recession, suicide prevention, Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Mental Disorders, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Health Status, Humans, Long-Term Care, Male, Mental Health Services, New Zealand, Personal Satisfaction, Social Support, Suicide, Attempted, Violence, Comorbidity, Young Adult
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