Table 1

Comparison of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics between suicidal and non-suicidal adolescent inpatients at entry


Adolescents

Groups:
Suicidal (n = 16)
Non-Suicidal (n = 39)



N (%)
N (%)
P-value1

Parents divorced
8 (50.0)
19 (48.7)
n.s.
Family on living allowances
7 (43.8)
5 (14.7)
0.032
Mental health problems in family
5 (31.3)
10 (26.3)
n.s.
Father or mother dead
1 (6.3)
3 (7.7)
n.s.
Academic achievement declined
14 (87.5)
41 (89.1)
n.s.
Hopelessness
15 (93.8)
22 (56.4)
0.006
Alcohol and drug misuse
7 (43.8)
4 (10.5)
0.010
Indirect self-destructive behavior
14 (87.5)
13 (34.2)
<0.0005
Bullied at school
10 (62.5)
19 (50.0)
n.s.
Current daily depressive mooda
10 (62.5)
13 (33.3)
0.046
Anhedoniaa
10 (62.5)
14 (35.9)
0.066
Suicidal ideationa
7 (58.3)
7 (24,0)
0.048

n.s. = non significant, 1Fisher's Exact Test; a Based on SCID interview;

Hintikka et al. BMC Psychiatry 2006 6:58   doi:10.1186/1471-244X-6-58