Self-harm, suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among college students

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Toprak S., Cetin I., Guven T., Can G., Demircan C.

Psychiatry Research, cilt.187, ss.140-144, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 187
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.psychres.2010.09.009
  • Dergi Adı: Psychiatry Research
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.140-144
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Student, Adolescent, Youth, Self-mutilation, Self-injury, Suicidality, Turkish, COMMUNITY SAMPLE, RISK-FACTORS, YOUNG-PEOPLE, ADOLESCENTS, MUTILATION, PREVALENCE, BEHAVIOR, INJURY, ABUSE, NEGLECT
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

Self-harm, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts are well represented behaviours in the general population of both developed and developing countries. These behaviours are indicative of underlying risk factors that show a strong interdependent correlation. In this study we attempted to define correlates for and prevalence of self-harm, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts among Turkish college students. This 2006 study included 636 students from two Turkish state universities. Our results showed that the lifetime prevalence of self-harm was 15.4%, the prevalence of suicidal ideation was 11.4%, and the prevalence of suicide attempts was 7.1%. We uncovered correlates for self-harm, including low income, unsatisfying familial relationships, smoking, and alcohol, inhalant, and tranquilizer abuse. Tranquilizer abuse shared a dual role as a correlate for suicide ideation and as a means to attempt suicide. Additionally, we found that drug abusers and adolescents who practise self-harm presented the highest suicide risk. © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.