Variation in Functioning, Psychosocial Characteristics, and Six‐Month Outcomes Among Suicidal Youth in Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services | Zendy

Mandell David S. | Zendy; Walrath Christine M. | Zendy; Goldston David B. | Zendy

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Variation in Functioning, Psychosocial Characteristics, and Six‐Month Outcomes Among Suicidal Youth in Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services

Author(s) -

Mandell David S.,

Walrath Christine M.,

Goldston David B.

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

suicide and life‐threatening behavior

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544

H-Index - 90

eISSN - 1943-278X

pISSN - 0363-0234

DOI - 10.1521/suli.2006.36.3.349

Subject(s) - psychosocial , clinical psychology , mental health , psychology , psychiatry , suicide attempt , suicide prevention , medicine , poison control , medical emergency

In this study we compared the psychosocial ( n = 7,896) and clinical ( n = 4,664) characteristics and 6‐month functional outcomes ( n = 2,594) of suicidal and nonsuicidal youth. Repeat and previous attempters were more likely than first‐time and never attempters to experience psychosocial problems and to be functionally impaired in a variety of domains. Differences in functional impairment persisted at 6 months. Among those who were not severely functionally impaired at baseline, repeat attempters were more likely to be severely impaired at 6 months. Subgroups of suicide attempters may present to treatment differently, have a different expression of problems over time, and have different treatment needs.

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