Abstract

This study explored depressed adolescent inpatients’ (N = 158) experiences of exposure to friends’ and family members’ suicidal behaviors. Most of the participants (n = 102, 64.6%) reported exposure to suicide-related behavior. Teens exposed to suicide were more likely than non-exposed peers to report experiencing physical abuse, sexual abuse, and suicide attempts. No differences were observed between those exposed to only suicide attempts and those exposed to both suicide attempts and deaths in clinical characteristics or suicidal behaviors. Exposure to any form of suicide-related behavior may be associated with multiple forms of adversity in childhood.

摘要

这项研究探讨了抑郁的青少年住院患者（N  = 158）暴露于亲朋好友自杀行为的经历。大多数参与者（n  = 102，64.6％）报告了暴露于自杀相关行为的情况。暴露于自杀的青少年比未接触暴露的青少年更有可能报告遭受身体虐待，性虐待和自杀企图。仅接触自杀企图者与接触自杀企图者以及临床特征或自杀行为死亡人数之间没有差异。暴露于任何形式的自杀相关行为可能与童年时期的多种逆境有关。