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Suicide attempt and self‐mutilation among Turkish high school students in relation with abuse, neglect and dissociation
Author(s) -
Zoroglu Suleyman Salih,
Tuzun Umran,
Sar Vedat,
Tutkun Hamdi,
Savaçs Haluk Asuman,
Ozturk Mucahit,
Alyanak Behiye,
Kora Meltem Erocal
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1819.2003.01088.x
Subject(s) - neglect , turkish , psychology , suicide prevention , dissociative experiences scale , poison control , dissociation (chemistry) , clinical psychology , psychological abuse , logistic regression , injury prevention , human factors and ergonomics , child abuse , dissociative , psychiatry , sexual abuse , medicine , medical emergency , chemistry , cognition , linguistics , philosophy , schizotypy
A questionnaire consisting of items about abuse, neglect, self‐mutilation and suicide attempt and the Turkish Version of the Dissociative Experiences Scale were given to 862 high school students. The rates of suicide attempt and self‐mutilative behaviors were 10.1% and 21.4%, respectively. Abused or neglected groups (34.3%) had 7.6‐fold higher suicide attempts and 2.7‐fold higher self‐mutilation behaviours. The logistic regression model showed that each type of trauma and dissociation contributed to suicide attempts and self‐mutilation, but dissociation was the most powerful. Suicidal and self‐destructive adolescents should precisely be evaluated for abuse, neglect and dissociation in clinical practice.