Journal article
Correlates of suicidality in young people with depressive disorders: A systematic review
CI Moller, CG Davey, PB Badcock, AL Wrobel, A Cao, S Murrihy, S Sharmin, SM Cotton
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD | Published : 2022
Abstract
Objective: Depression is one of the most prevalent and disabling mental health conditions among young people worldwide. The health and economic burdens associated with depressive illness are substantial. Suicide and depression are closely intertwined, yet a diagnosis of depression itself lacks predictive specificity for suicidal behaviour. To better inform suicide prevention and early intervention strategies for young people, improved identification of modifiable intervention targets is needed. The objective of this review was to identify clinical, psychosocial and biological correlates of suicidality in young people diagnosed with a broad range of unipolar and bipolar depressive disorders. ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by a Higher Degree Research Scholarship awarded to the lead author (CM) by Suicide Prevention Australia through the National Suicide Prevention Research Fund. The funding body had no role in the study design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation or writing of this report. This study did not receive any other specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.