Resource Tag: FAMILY PROBLEMS

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You wake up, and your sister is dead. With an absent father and their mother constantly ill, sisters Darcy and Carly Nolan were forced to rely on each other growing up. While unpredictable Carly bounced around, her lifeÕs direction uncertain, Darcy fell in love, went to University, and moved to another province. When nineteen-year-old Carly […]

The objective of the study was to examine rates and identify risk factors for suicidal ideation among offspring of parents with bipolar disorder. Subjects included 388 offspring of parents with bipolar disorder and 250 offspring of matched community controls enrolled in the Pittsburgh Bipolar Offspring Study (BIOS). Offspring of bipolar probands displayed greater rates of […]

In this study, we examined the relationship between familism and family environment type as well as the relationship between family environment type and suicide attempts among Latina youth. Latina teen attempters (n = 109) and nonattempters (n = 107) were recruited from the New York City area. Latent class analysis revealed three family environment types: […]

The authors genotyped 63 polymorphisms, across 4 polyaminergic genes, in 1255 French-Canadian individuals, followed longitudinally for 22 years. Univariate associations with anxiety, mood disorders, & attempted suicide as assessed in early adulthood were examined. The involvement of gene-environment interactons in terms of childhood abuse were investigated & internalizing & externalizing symptoms as endophenotypes mediating these […]

This study examined the suicide experiences of institutionalized veterans in Taiwan. Data were collected from 19 residents, age 65 & older, who had attempted suicide. Transcripts from 26 tape-recorded interviews were analyzed by thematic analysis. 5 major themes related to suicide triggers were identified: illness & pain, death of close relatives or friends, conflicts with […]

The relationship between suicidal behaviour, mood symptom presentation, family functioning, & quality of life was examined in youth with pediatric bipolar disorder. Participants included 138 youth, aged 5-18 years. 20 patients had lifetime suicide attempts, 63 had past or current suicide ideation, & 55 were free of suicide ideation & attempts. Attempters were older than […]

This study examined whether participation in school team sports, exclusively or in combination with other extracurricular activities, is associated with higher levels of psychosocial functioning and healthy behavior than participation in other extracurricular activities alone or nonparticipation. The study sample includes 50,168 ninth grade public school students who completed an anonymous, voluntary statewide survey in […]

Based on the responses of 5,557 Chinese secondary students in Hong Kong, the relationships among perceived hopelessness, family functioning, & suicide ideation were examined. Results showed suicide ideation was positively related to hopelessness but negatively related to parent-adolescent communication. Compared with father-adolescent communication, mother-adolescent communication generally had a stronger association with adolescent suicide ideation. It […]

This study evaluated some variables related to suicide & compared these variables between people who attempted suicide & those who died by suicide during 1992-2005 in Ilam province, Iran. Through retrospective study, all data related to 2,854 people who died by suicide were investigated in detail. Among 2,845 suicide records, 61.6% were female & the […]

This study examined the influence of depression & self-esteem on suicidal behaviour in adolescence. 939 Grade 8 & 11 students in Cape Town, South Africa completed questionnaires assessing suicide ideation & behaviour, depression, & self-esteem with respect to family, peers, school, sports/athletics, body image, & global self-worth. Data were analysed using a series of multinomial […]

10 adults shared their story of losing a parent to suicide when they were children or young adults. This study examined their histories of growing & maturing in their particular family. Of particular interest was the meaning they made of their journey & how this may have changed over time. Evidence of resilience was sought […]

See SIEC #2010-0800 for the Bebbington et al article.

This study examined the association between family environment & suicide ideation among youth with bipolar disorder. Subjects included 446 youth, age 7-17, enrolled in the Course & Outcome of Bipolar Youth Study. Current suicide ideation, family functioning, & family stress were assessed at intake. Bipolar youth with current suicide ideation reported more conflict with their […]

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353 women, median age 32 years, admitted to the emergency rooms of 9 general hospitals in rural China were interviewed about nonfatal suicidal behaviour. Spousal conflict was the most commonly reported cause for their suicidal behaviour & one-third of respondents reported being victims of physical abuse by their spouses. Compared to non-abused women, abused women […]

This study evaluated prospective evidence of associations between poor parent-child relationships & common psychiatric disorders in later life. A systematic review of studies published between 1970-2008 was done. Analysis of the 23 studies meeting inclusion criterion was by narrative synthesis. 23 papers reported data from 16 cohorts. Maternal emotional unavailability in early life predicted suicide […]

This presentation provided an introduction to the topic of adolescent suicide. The causes of adolescent suicide were discussed, including family dysfunction & environmental pressures. The author asserts that knowledge about suicide is the most effective prevention tool & so reviews myths about suicide & the profile of a suicidal or potentially suicidal youth. The presentation […]

This study investigated family, school, peer, & psychological factors contributing to adolescent suicide ideation. Participants were 1,358 Hong Kong Chinese adolescents divided into younger (12.3 years) & older (15.4 years) age groups. By using structural equation modeling, results showed family cohesion & sense of school belonging were the core predictors of self-esteem & depression, & […]

50 German patients with social anxiety disorders & 120 healthy controls were investigated using a retrospective interview with 203 questions. Compared to controls, patients described their parents’ rearing styles as significantly more unfavourable. Patients reported higher rates of psychiatric disorders in their families in general, in particular anxiety disorders, depression, & suicidality. The present data […]

The sociodemographic & clinical characteristics of 144 suicide attempters admitted to a Turkish emergency clinic were examined. All patients were interviewed by a consultant psychiatrist. The majority of suicide attempters were females, characterised by low educational status & low religious orientation. Drug overdose was the most common method of attempt & conflict within the family […]

Evidence suggests differences & similarities in patterns of suicide & attempted suicide between South Asians & the general English population. Among South Asians, the excess of females among both suicides & attempted suicides in even more marked; the traditional view of a strong family structure among Asians is confirmed, although cultural conflicts between generations is […]

1329 Iranian soldiers were randomly selected from the Infantry Forces in different regions & all were requested to complete the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation & the General Health Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using correlation tests. Results revealed psychological factors, negative family background, environmental & task-related problems, & sociodemographic problems were significantly associated with suicide […]