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  • Public Health
  • Adolescent Psychology
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Suicide is a significant public health concern among adolescents.
  • Previous research indicates a correlation between risk behaviors and suicidal ideation and attempts.
  • Identifying reliable predictors of medically treated suicide attempts is crucial for intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the relationship between the number of problem behaviors and medically treated suicide attempts in youth.
  • To determine if a cumulative count of problem behaviors can serve as a predictor for suicide risk.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of data from the 1999 Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
  • Inclusion of variables such as suicide ideation, suicide attempt, medically treated suicide attempt, and six problem behaviors.
  • Statistical analysis to compare odds of medically treated suicide attempts across different counts of problem behaviors.

Main Results:

  • Youth across the spectrum reported suicidal ideation.
  • 17% of youth reporting more than three problem behaviors accounted for 60% of medically treated suicide attempts.
  • Odds of medically treated suicide attempts increased significantly with each additional problem behavior, ranging from 2.3 times greater for one problem behavior to 227.3 times greater for six.

Conclusions:

  • A cumulative count of problem behaviors is a reliable indicator for identifying suicide risk in adolescents.
  • Targeting interventions for youth with multiple problem behaviors may effectively reduce medically treated suicide attempts.