“Anxious Suicidality”: a new Subtype of Childhood Suicide Ideation?

This study examined the presence of anxiety in children with suicide ideation. From a sample of 100 inpatients, 27 children who displayed suicide ideation were divided into 2 groups, high & low anxiety. Findings indicated that children with suicide ideation & anxiety were less happy & satisfied, experienced more negative life events, & were more distractible & intense than children with suicide ideation only. Parents of these children reported being anxious, obsessive-compulsive & hostile.