Resource Tag: FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME

There is growing concern about psychiatric illness co-occurring with gender-diversity and neurodiversity, including risk of suicidal behavior. We carried out systematic reviews of research literature pertaining to suicide attempt rates in association with gender- and neurodiversity, with meta-analysis of findings. Rates of suicidal acts ranked: gender-diverse versus controls (20.1% vs. 1.90%; highly significant) > autism […]

Background The teratogenic effects of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) have been extensively documented over the course of 45 years of research and psychiatric problems are pervasive in this population. In adults with PAE, suicidal risk is high but less is known about the suicidal risk in adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). This study describes […]

Introduction Limited research has been conducted on suicidality among individuals with FASD. The purpose of this scoping review was to understand (1) how suicidality has been measured; (2) what proportion of individuals experience suicidality across the lifespan; and (3) what contextual factors are associated with suicidality. Method We conducted a scoping review of the literature […]

The report provides an analysis of data released last fall in the Child Rights Indicator Framework. It includes five recommendations and examines some of the challenges faced by children with disabilities, as well as how their rights are being met.    

Women who give birth to children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) may be at increased risk for suicide; however, there are few data in this area. The objective of this study was to compare rates of suicide between women who had given birth to children with FASD and women who had not given birth […]

There were 430 hospital discharges for an intentional poisoning during pregnancy documented in the dataset. Intentional acute poisoning during pregnancy was associated with several adverse birth outcomes; however, these relationships may be confounded by concomitant maternal substance abuse.

People diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) have neuropsychological deficits that may contribute to increased risk for suicide. This paper describes clinical profiles of eleven individuals with FASD and differentiates six who attempted suicide from five who did not, with regard to risk and protective factors. Attempters were more likely to have mental health […]

Youth with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) are in a perilous circumstance. FASD is associated with a high rate of self-regulation problems and trouble with the law and is underdiagnosed. Standard juvenile corrections-based interventions often do not meet the needs of these vulnerable youth. This article describes what is known about conduct-disordered adolescents with FASD […]

The only study conducted on suicidal behavior found that fetal alcohol syndrome population had a ten times higher lifetime rate of suicide attempt than the general population.

This paper attempts to address some of the issues facing all those who work with & support young adults living with FAS/FAE. It discusses the characteristics & common factors which are part of the developmental process of FAS/FAE. It then reviews certain literature to discover what others have accomplished in defining strategies for facilitators, trainers […]

This manuscript is a collection of papers from a 1992 meeting on aboriginal substance use. It includes the following papers: 1) Substance Use Among Indigenous Canadians; 2) Dialogue on Aboriginal Substance Use; 3) Social Context and Aboriginal Drinking; 4) Implications of Harm Reduction for Substance Abuse Problems of Native People; 5) Alcohol-Related Birth Defects; & […]

Within Canada fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is understood mainly as a health & wellness concern of Aboriginal people. This is supported not only in the medical literature but also by the historical experience of Aboriginal peoples. However, among Aboriginal groups concern is growing that fetal alcohol syndrome has become a blanket term to medicalize social […]

This column discusses the suicide of Matthew M., a 13-year-old boy admitted to the High Plains Youth Center in Colorado. Matthew was born with fetal alcohol syndrome. Eventually he was removed from his home & began a series of foster-care placements. During intake at the youth centre Matthew was deemed not to be suicidal even […]

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This comprehensive literature review deals with these topics: fetal alcohol syndrome, medical illnesses, abuse & neglect, neurosensory disorders/developmental disabilities, handicapping conditions, school-related problems, foster care/adoption, self-concept/identity, conduct disorders/delinquency, drug & alcohol abuse, suicide & depression. Native American children & adolescents are studied; gaps in past & current research are identified & recommendations for future research […]