scholarly journals What is the Role of Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms in Adolescent Suicide Behaviors?

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (14) ◽  
pp. 2511 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Antonio Piqueras ◽  
Victoria Soto-Sanz ◽  
Jesús Rodríguez-Marín ◽  
Carlos García-Oliva
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Suicide ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Suicidal Behaviors ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Suicide Behaviors ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing ◽  
Variance Explained ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing Symptoms

Suicide is the second leading cause of death in adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 29 years. Specifically, the presence of internalizing and externalizing symptomatology is related to increased risk for suicide at these ages. Few studies have analyzed the relations between these symptoms and their role as mediators in predicting suicide behavior. This study aimed to examine the relation between internalizing and externalizing symptomatology and suicide behaviors through a longitudinal study. The sample consisted of 238 adolescents aged 12 to 18 years. The data were analyzed via the PROCESS Statistical Package. The main results showed that previous depression symptoms had a significant indirect effect, through previous suicide behaviors and current depression symptoms, on current suicide behaviors, accounting for 61% of the total variance explained. Additionally, being a girl increased this risk. Therefore, the implementation of early identification and intervention programs to address youth symptoms of depression and suicidal behaviors could significantly reduce the risk for future suicidal behaviors in adolescence.

What is the Role of Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms in Adolescent Suicide Behaviors?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
José A. Piqueras ◽  
Victoria Soto-Sanz ◽  
Jesús Rodríguez-Marín ◽  
Carlos García-Oliva
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Suicide ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Suicidal Behaviors ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Suicide Behaviors ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing ◽  
Variance Explained ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing Symptoms

Suicide is the second leading cause of death in adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 29 years. Specifically, the presence of internalizing and externalizing symptomatology is related to increased risk for suicide at these ages. Few studies have analyzed the relations between these symptoms and their role as mediators in predicting suicide behavior. This study aimed to examine the relation between internalizing and externalizing symptomatology and suicide behaviors through a longitudinal study. The sample consisted of 238 adolescents aged 12 to 18 years. The data were analyzed via PROCESS Statistical Package. The main results showed that previous depression symptoms had a significant indirect effect, through previous suicide behaviors and current depression symptoms, on current suicide behaviors, accounting for 61% of the total variance explained. Additionally, being a girl increased this risk. Therefore, the implementation of early identification and intervention programs to address youth symptoms of depression and suicidal behaviors could significantly reduce the risk for future suicidal behaviors in adolescence.

scholarly journals The relationship between profiles and transitions of internalizing and externalizing symptoms in children and suicidal thoughts in early adolescence

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (15) ◽  
pp. 2566-2574
Author(s):  
Dylan Johnson ◽  
John D. McLennan ◽  
Jon Heron ◽  
Ian Colman
Keyword(s):  
Child Behavior Checklist ◽  
Adolescent Suicide ◽  
Externalizing Symptoms ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Suicidal Thought ◽  
Suicidal Thoughts ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Suicidal Thoughts And Behaviors ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing Symptoms

AbstractBackgroundAdolescence is a high-risk period for the onset of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Identification of preceding patterns of internalizing and externalizing symptoms that are associated with subsequent suicidal thoughts may offer a better understanding of how to prevent adolescent suicide.MethodsData from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, a prospective population-based Canadian cohort, contained Child Behavior Checklist items which were used to examine profiles and transitions of internalizing and externalizing symptoms in children, aged 6–11 years (n = 8266). The association between these profiles/transitions and suicidal thoughts in adolescents was examined using multivariate logistic regression modeling.ResultsLatent profile analyses identified four measurement invariant profiles of internalizing and externalizing symptoms at ages 6/7 and 10/11: (1) low on all symptoms, (2) moderate on all symptoms, (3) high on all symptoms, and (4) high on hyperactivity/inattention and internalizing. Recurrent (homotypic or heterotypic) and increasing symptoms from 6/7 to 10/11 were associated with suicidal thoughts in adolescence, compared to those with stable low symptoms. Those with decreasing symptoms from 6/7 to 10/11 were not at increased risk of suicidal thought in adolescence.ConclusionsWhile patterns of recurrent symptoms were associated with suicidal thoughts, a similar association was observed between profiles at age 10/11 years and suicidal thoughts. This suggests that the recent assessments of mental health symptoms in children may be as sufficient a predictor of adolescent suicidal thought as transition profiles.

Symptoms of Depression in Israeli Adolescents Following a Suicide Bombing

2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 502-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
John P. Barile ◽  
Kathryn E. Grogan ◽  
Christopher C. Henrich ◽  
Kathryn A. Brookmeyer ◽  
Golan Shahar
Keyword(s):  
Potential Role ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Suicide Bombing ◽  
Terror Attack ◽  
School Students ◽  
Terror Attacks ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Depressive Vulnerability

This report investigated the potential role of gender in moderating the effects of terror attack exposure on depression symptoms in middle school students from Dimona, Israel ( N = 90). Specifically, the effects of three aspects of terror attacks were investigated: physical exposure, relational exposure, and media exposure. Ninety early adolescents were assessed for terror exposure and depression before and after a suicide bombing in a town market. Results indicate that the effects of relational exposure to the suicide bombing—knowing others directly affected by a suicide bombing—on depression symptoms differed by gender. Adolescent girls who knew people affected by the suicide bombing reacted with higher levels of depressive symptoms while similarly exposed adolescent boys did not. It may be that girls, as compared to boys, express greater sympathy for victims, and are hence more vulnerable to disruptions of their social network, resulting in a heightened depressive vulnerability.

scholarly journals Examining the Role of Anxiety and Depression in Dietary Choices among College Students

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 2061
Author(s):  
Michelle M. Keck ◽  
Helize Vivier ◽  
Jeffrey E. Cassisi ◽  
Robert D. Dvorak ◽  
Michael E. Dunn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Caloric Intake ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Dietary Choices

This study examines the role of anxiety and depression symptoms in predicting dietary choices in emerging adults while accounting for sex differences in these relationships. Participants were 225 English speaking undergraduates enrolled in a university in southeastern United States. Participants were recruited through an online research recruitment application utilized by the university. Participants volunteered for a two-phased anonymous survey monitoring the effects of eating habits and gastrointestinal health in young adults. As part of this effort, participants completed self-reporting measures related to anxiety and depression, as well as an automated, self-administered 24-h diet recall. Multigroup path analysis was used to test primary hypotheses. Overall, a decrease in total caloric intake and an increase in sugar consumption were found as self-reported symptoms of anxiety and depression increased. In addition, there were sex differences in the relationship between depression and food choices. Men consumed more saturated fat as well as less fruits and vegetables as self-reported symptoms of depression increased. Results suggest symptoms of depression are a greater risk factor for poor nutrition in male college students than females. The findings provide another justification to screen for psychological distress in student health services given the implications on behavioral lifestyle and health.

FC13-03 - Stress, suicidal behaviour and genes

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1884-1884
Author(s):  
D. Wasserman ◽  
Y. Ben-Efraim ◽  
J. Wasserman ◽  
M. Sokolowski
Keyword(s):  
Hpa Axis ◽  
Suicidal Behaviors ◽  
Brain Functions ◽  
Genes And Environment ◽  
Hpa Axis Dysregulation ◽  
Systemic Stress ◽  
Suicide Behaviors ◽  
Hpa Axis Activity ◽  
Higher Brain Functions

According to a stress diathesis model, genes and environment, as well as possible interactions in-between (GxE), may result in vulnerability towards suicidal behaviors (SB), characterized by behavioral trigger endophenotypes such as increased depression-intensity and aggression/ anger/ impulsivity. Excessive stress has the potential to induce unfavorable effects in a variety of higher brain-functions, incurred as side effects to maladaptive responses in the genetically controlled stress-responsive neurosystems e.g. in the hypothalamic- pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. HPA-axis dysregulation is regarded as an endophenotype of depression-, anxiety- and alcohol abuse disorders, commonly found also in suicide behaviors. Various neurobiological alterations, suggesting abnormal HPA-axis activity and reactivity, have also been demonstrated to occur in suicidal behaviors incl. completed suicides. The HPA axis is a major systemic stress-modulator being mainly controlled by the regulatory corticotrophin releasing hormone receptor 1 (CRHR1) gene. An overview will be presented of the role of the HPA axis in suicidal behaviors with a focus on CRHR1 gene.

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