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Adolescents with intellectual disability and suicidal behavior.

Joav Merrick1, Efrat Merrick, Mohammed Morad

  • 1National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. jmerrick@internet-zahav.net

Thescientificworldjournal
|September 13, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Children and adolescents with intellectual disability (ID) show similar suicidality patterns to their peers without ID. This challenges the assumption that impaired intellectual capacity offers protection against suicidal behaviors in this vulnerable group.

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Area of Science:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Developmental Disabilities
  • Mental Health Research

Background:

  • Historically, impaired intellectual capacity was presumed to buffer against suicidality in youth with intellectual disability (ID).
  • Emerging research challenges this protective assumption, indicating a need for further investigation into suicidality within this population.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review existing literature on suicidality in children and adolescents with intellectual disability.
  • To describe the symptomatology of suicidality in this specific demographic.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies examining suicidality in pediatric and adolescent populations with intellectual disability.
  • Synthesis of findings regarding the characteristics and presentation of suicidal behaviors.

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Main Results:

  • Existing studies contradict the hypothesis that intellectual disability confers a protective effect against suicidality.
  • The characteristics of suicidality in youth with intellectual disability closely resemble those observed in adolescents without intellectual disability.

Conclusions:

  • The assumption of intellectual disability as a buffer against suicidality is not supported by current evidence.
  • Understanding the specific symptomatology of suicidality in youth with intellectual disability is crucial for effective intervention and prevention strategies.