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Suicidal ideation in Viennese secondary school pupils

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

K. Dervic ,
T. Akkaya-Kalayci ,
N.D. Kapusta ,
M. Kaya ,
E. Merl ,
E. Vogel ,
M. Aysel ,
E. Pellegrini  and
M.H. Friedrich
K. Dervic
Affiliation:
Department of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
T. Akkaya-Kalayci
Affiliation:
Department of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
N.D. Kapusta
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Psychology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
M. Kaya
Affiliation:
Department of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
E. Merl
Affiliation:
Department of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
E. Vogel
Affiliation:
Department of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
M. Aysel
Affiliation:
Department of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
E. Pellegrini
Affiliation:
Department of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
M.H. Friedrich
Affiliation:
Department of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Abstract

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Objective:

We assessed the prevalence of lifetime suicidal ideation and associated psychosocial factors among Viennese secondary school pupils.

Method:

An anonymous self-report survey which assessed the major psychiatric risk factors of teen suicide, as well as demographic characteristics, was completed by pupils of three Viennese secondary schools (n=214).

Results:

Eighty-one (37.9%) secondary school pupil reported ever having suicidal thoughts, girls significantly more often than boys (48.5% vs. 29.1%, p=.004). Furthermore, lifetime suicidal ideation among Viennese secondary school pupils was associated with living in “broken-home” families, cigarette smoking, substance problem (alcohol/drugs), self-reported depression, and school type. After adjusting for confounders, we found that female gender, substance problem, school type and cigarette smoking were significantly associated with lifetime suicidal ideation among secondary school pupils in Vienna.

Conclusions:

In context of suicide prevention, attention should be paid to the psychosocial factors associated with pupils' suicidal ideation.

Type
Poster Session 2: Epidemiology
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 22 , Issue S1: 15th AEP Congress - Abstract book - 15th AEP Congress , March 2007 , pp. S325
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2007
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