Pathways from parenting practices to adolescent suicidality: Evidence on the role of emotional and behavioral symptoms from a prospective cohort of Canadian children.

CONCLUSIONS: Parenting in childhood may be associated with adolescent suicidality both directly and indirectly through emotional and behavioral symptoms. Interventions aimed at reducing the use of harsh disciplinary strategies and promoting positive parent-child interactions may reduce the burden of adolescent suicidality. PMID: 32720746 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32720746?dopt=Abstract

Source: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior - July 27, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kingsbury M, Sucha E, Manion I, Gilman SE, Colman I Tags: Suicide Life Threat Behav Source Type: research