NDLI: Suicide warning signs that are challenging to recognize: a psychological autopsy study of Korean adolescents

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Author	Lee, Yeon Jung Kweon, Yong-Sil Kang, Yun Hyong Yoon, Kyung Hee Lee, Mi-Sun Bhang, Soo-Young Hong, Hyun Ju
Abstract	Background In South Korea, the leading cause of youth death has been suicide for about 20 years. In this study, we conducted a multi-method psychological autopsy to identify the psychiatric diagnosis, developmental history, personality traits, family history, school life, warning signs of suicide, and risk factors related to suicide for the first time in Korea. Methods This was a postmortem, retrospective, and descriptive study of 36 adolescents who died by suicide between August 2015 and July 2021 in South Korea. We obtained qualitative and quantitative data from the Korean Psychological Autopsy of Adolescent, conducted by the Suicide and School Mental Health Institute, the official student mental health policy-focused research institute of the Korean Ministry of Education. Results The adolescents comprised equal percentage of girls and boys. Approximately half of the deaths (55.6%) occurred at home and most (72.2%) involved jumping from a height. Most of the adolescents (97.2%) had one major psychiatric disorder before death, with depressive disorder being the most prevalent (75%). They were at a high risk for internet addiction before death. The most common personality trait was avoidance (28.6%), followed by submissiveness (27.3%). Half of the parents reported that the adolescents were satisfied with their school life and the teachers observed that they had no behavioral problems. One year before death, seven (19.4%) adolescents injured themselves and five (13.9%) had attempted suicide. Most of the deceased (80.6%) had expressed suicide warning signs to their families within one year before death. Adolescents had a long experience of family-related adverse events. Conclusions Most of the adolescents had mental health disorders and expressed suicidal intentions using verbal and nonverbal signs. However, it was challenging for families to recognize the risk signs because of adolescents’ personality traits or a good school life. To prevent adolescent suicide, adolescents, parents, and teachers need to be educated to recognize signs of suicide warning signs and equipped to guide adolescents to appropriate care.
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Page Count	16
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ISSN	17532000
DOI	10.1186/s13034-024-00731-1
Journal	Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	18
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2024-03-25
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Psychiatry Pediatrics Clinical Psychology Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Forensic Psychiatry Suicide Adolescent Autopsy
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health Psychiatry and Mental Health
Journal Impact Factor	3.4/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	4.4/2023

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