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Caregiver Strain and Youth Suicide Attempt: Are They Related?
Author(s) -
Barksdale Crystal L.,
Walrath Christine M.,
Compton Jill S.,
Goldston David B.
Publication year - 2009
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.2009.39.2.152
Subject(s) - worry , mental health , suicide prevention , poison control , clinical psychology , psychology , injury prevention , psychiatry , occupational safety and health , family caregivers , human factors and ergonomics , medicine , gerontology , medical emergency , anxiety , pathology
There are scant data documenting the relationship between caregiver strain and suicidal behavior among youth. This study includes data from the caregivers of 1,854 youth who received services through the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program. Caregiver strain, family functioning, and youth functional impairment were assessed with the Caregiver Strain Questionnaire, Family Life Questionnaire, and Columbia Impairment Scale. Caregivers of suicidal and nonsuicidal youth differed in subjective internalizing strain (e.g., worry and guilt) and objective strain (e.g., constraints on activities). Differences in objective strain persisted even after controlling for family life and youth functional impairment.