The risk and protective factors for suicidal burden among 251 763 school-based adolescents in 77 low- and middle-income to high-income countries: assessing global, regional and national variations

CONCLUSIONS: The burden of school-going adolescent suicidal thoughts, suicide planning and suicide attempts is of particular concern in low-resource countries. Comprehensive suicide prevention programmes for school-going adolescents in LMICs are needed that address socio-cultural inequities related to violence and unintentional injury, social support and psychological factors, protective, and lifestyle-related factors.PMID:34269168 | DOI:10.1017/S0033291721002774

Source: Psychological Medicine - July 16, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Rashidul Alam Mahumud Angela J Dawson Wen Chen Tuhin Biswas Syed Afroza Keramat Rachael Lisa Morton Andre M N Renzaho Source Type: research