Suicidal trends and related characteristics such as sociodemographic factors, psychological factors, and health behaviors can differ between countries. This study investigated the predictors of suicidal ideation and attempted suicide including health behaviors among American and Korean youth from two national representative data sets. In both countries, depression was the most predominant predi...

OBJECTIVE This study examined and compared help seeking, perceived need, satisfaction with health professionals, and barriers to care in three groups: individuals with a mental disorder without suicidal behaviors, those with suicidal ideation with or without a mental disorder, and those with a suicide attempt with or without a mental disorder in the past year. METHODS Data came from the Canad...

OBJECTIVE This is the first community-based epidemiological study examining the prevalence of suicidal behaviors, their transitional pathways, and their relationship with mental disorders in metropolitan China. METHOD Suicidal behaviors, including ideation, plans, and attempts were assessed by face-to-face household interviews among 5201 respondents in Beijing and Shanghai in 2001-2002. Lifet...

These highlights do not include all the information needed to use SEROQUEL safely and effectively. See full prescribing information for SEROQUEL. SEROQUEL (quetiapine fumarate) tablets, for oral use Initial U.S. Approval: 1997 WARNING: INCREASED MORTALITY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA-RELATED PSYCHOSIS; and SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AND BEHAVIORS See full prescribing information for complete boxed ...

The current study examined whether exposure to different types of traumatic events was differentially associated with suicidal ideation and attempts after adjusting for sociodemographic factors and presence of mental and physical disorders. Data came from the US National Comorbidity Survey Part II (N = 5877, aged 15-54 years, response rate: 82.4%) public use dataset. Interpersonal traumas and e...

Controversy exists about the role of mental disorders in the consistently documented association between smoking and suicidal behavior. This controversy is addressed here with data from the nationally representative National Comorbidity Survey-Replication (NCS-R). Assessments were made of 12-month smoking, suicidal behaviors (ideation, plans, attempts), and DSM-IV disorders (anxiety, mood, impu...

These highlights do not include all the information needed to use SEROQUEL XR safely and effectively. See full prescribing information for SEROQUEL XR. SEROQUEL XR® (quetiapine fumarate) extended-release tablets, for oral use Initial U.S. Approval: 1997 WARNING: INCREASED MORTALITY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA-RELATED PSYCHOSIS; and SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AND BEHAVIORS See full prescribing info...

OBJECTIVES This study investigated suicidal ideation and its correlates among juvenile delinquents in South Korea. METHODS Suicidal ideation, psychological health status, and health-related behaviors were assessed using a self-administered questionnaire in 1682 juvenile offenders aged between 15 and 18 years in 2012. RESULTS The prevalence of suicidal ideation in juvenile delinquents was 15...

This study examined the association between exposure to unemployment and suicidal behaviors (suicidal ideation and attempted suicide) in a birth cohort of New Zealand young adults using fixed-effects logistic and Poisson regression models. Data were gathered on unemployment and suicidal behaviors at annual periods from ages 16-25 years. At all ages increasing exposure to unemployment was associ...