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Table 1 Comparison of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics between suicidal and non-suicidal adolescent inpatients at entry

From: Improvement in cognitive and psychosocial functioning and self image among adolescent inpatient suicide attempters

 

Adolescents

Groups:

Suicidal (n = 16)

Non-Suicidal (n = 39)

 
 

N (%)

N (%)

P-value1

Parents divorced

8 (50.0)

19 (48.7)

n.s.

Family on living allowances

7 (43.8)

5 (14.7)

0.032

Mental health problems in family

5 (31.3)

10 (26.3)

n.s.

Father or mother dead

1 (6.3)

3 (7.7)

n.s.

Academic achievement declined

14 (87.5)

41 (89.1)

n.s.

Hopelessness

15 (93.8)

22 (56.4)

0.006

Alcohol and drug misuse

7 (43.8)

4 (10.5)

0.010

Indirect self-destructive behavior

14 (87.5)

13 (34.2)

<0.0005

Bullied at school

10 (62.5)

19 (50.0)

n.s.

Current daily depressive mooda

10 (62.5)

13 (33.3)

0.046

Anhedoniaa

10 (62.5)

14 (35.9)

0.066

Suicidal ideationa

7 (58.3)

7 (24,0)

0.048

  1. n.s. = non significant, 1Fisher's Exact Test; a Based on SCID interview;