scholarly journals Associations between Abortion, Mental Disorders, and Suicidal Behaviour in a Nationally Representative Sample

2010 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 239-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie P Mota ◽  
Margaret Burnett ◽  
Jitender Sareen
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
World Health ◽  
Population Attributable Fractions ◽  
Attributable Fractions ◽  
Nationally Representative

Objective: Most previous studies that have investigated the relation between abortion and mental illness have presented mixed findings. We examined the relation between abortion, mental disorders, and suicidality using a US nationally representative sample. Methods: Data came from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication ( n = 3310 women, aged 18 years and older). The World Health Organization-Composite International Diagnostic Interview was used to assess mental disorders based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, criteria and lifetime abortion in women. Multiple logistic regression analyses were employed to examine associations between abortion and lifetime mood, anxiety, substance use, eating, and disruptive behaviour disorders, as well as suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. We calculated the percentage of respondents whose mental disorder came after the first abortion. The role of violence was also explored. Population attributable fractions were calculated for significant associations between abortion and mental disorders. Results: After adjusting for sociodemographics, abortion was associated with an increased likelihood of several mental disorders—mood disorders (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] ranging from 1.75 to 1.91), anxiety disorders (AOR ranging from 1.87 to 1.91), substance use disorders (AOR ranging from 3.14 to 4.99), as well as suicidal ideation and suicide attempts (AOR ranging from 1.97 to 2.18). Adjusting for violence weakened some of these associations. Forall disorders examined, less than one-half of women reported that their mental disorder had begun after the first abortion. Population attributable fractions ranged from 5.8% (suicidal ideation) to 24.7% (drug abuse). Conclusions: Our study confirms a strong association between abortion and mental disorders. Possible mechanisms of this relation are discussed.

scholarly journals Types and Number of Traumas Associated With Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts in PTSD: Findings From a U.S. Nationally Representative Sample

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel M. LeBouthillier ◽  
Katherine A. McMillan ◽  
Michel A. Thibodeau ◽  
Gordon J. G. Asmundson
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Nationally Representative

scholarly journals Special Issue: Diagnosis and Management of Addiction and Other Mental Disorders (Dual Disorders)

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1307
Author(s):  
Ana Adan ◽  
Marta Torrens
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Substance Use Disorder ◽  
World Health ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Dual Disorders ◽  
The World ◽  
Dual Disorder ◽  
Health Organization

The term “dual disorder” (DD) refers to the coexistence or concurrence of at least one substance use disorder (SUD) and another mental disorder in the same person, as the World Health Organization established in its lexicon of alcohol and drug terms [...]

scholarly journals Parenting style and mental disorders in a nationally representative sample of US adolescents

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
John David Eun ◽  
Diana Paksarian ◽  
Jian-Ping He ◽  
Kathleen Ries Merikangas
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Parenting Style ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Nationally Representative

scholarly journals The Associations between Health Risk Behaviours and Suicidal Ideation and Attempts in a Nationally Representative Sample of Young Adolescents

2007 ◽  
Vol 52 (10) ◽  
pp. 666-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracie O Afifi ◽  
Brian J Cox ◽  
Laurence Y Katz
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Risk Behaviours ◽  
Young Adolescents ◽  
Adolescent Boys ◽  
Health Risk Behaviours ◽  
Nationally Representative

Objective: To examine associations between health risk behaviours and suicidal ideation and attempts in Canadian adolescents aged 12 to 13 years. Young adolescents think about and attempt suicide. However, most existing research on suicide has been conducted on individuals aged 15 years and older. Method: The present study examined a nationally representative Canadian sample of adolescents aged 12 to 13 years ( n = 2090). Health risk behaviours included disruptive (shoplifting, physical fighting, damaging property, fighting with a weapon, carrying a knife, and gambling), sexual (petting below the waist and sexual intercourse), and substance use behaviours (smoking cigarettes, consuming alcohol, marijuana or hash, and glue or solvents). Unadjusted and adjusted (for all significant health risk behaviour and psychiatric symptoms) models were tested. Results: All health risk behaviours were common among male and female adolescents. In unadjusted models, almost all health risk behaviours were associated with suicidal ideation and attempts among adolescent boys. In adjusted models, only damaging property, sexual intercourse, and smoking cigarettes remained statistically associated with suicidal ideation, while smoking cigarettes and using marijuana or hash remained statistically associated with suicide attempts among adolescent boys. All health risk behaviours were statistically associated with suicidal ideation and attempts among female adolescents in unadjusted models. In adjusted models, only carrying a knife remained statistically associated with suicidal ideation, while shoplifting and gambling remained statistically associated with suicide attempts among adolescent girls. Conclusions: Health risk behaviours among young adolescents are associated with suicidal ideation and attempts among young adolescents. Recognizing health risk behaviours among young adolescents may be one means of understanding who among them is at increased risk of suicidality.

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