ERIC Number: EJ789673
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Feb
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ADHD and Aggression as Correlates of Suicidal Behavior in Assaultive Prepubertal Psychiatric Inpatients
Goodman, Geoff; Gerstadt, Cherie; Pfeffer, Cynthia R.; Stroh, Martha; Valdez, Adina
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, v38 n1 p46-59 Feb 2008
Forty-three psychiatrically hospitalized prepubertal children were assessed regarding their assaultive and suicidal behaviors. These children were subsequently classified into two groups, assaultive/suicidal (AS) and assaultive-only (AO). AS children had higher aggression and suicidal-scale scores, but not higher depression scores, and were more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD. ADHD, child's aggression, and maternal depression and state anger accounted for 33% of the variance in suicidal-scale scores. Aggression mediated the relation between ADHD and suicidal behavior. Differences in symptom pattern between these two subtypes of assaultive inpatient children are interpreted as a basis for distinctive screening procedures.
Descriptors: Suicide, Patients, Depression (Psychology), Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity, Aggression, Violence, Preadolescents, At Risk Persons, Correlation, Hospitalized Children, Psychiatry, Mothers, Parent Influence, Psychological Patterns, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Language: English
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