Risk Factors for Completed Suicide in Veterans of Peacekeeping: Repatriation, Negative Life Events, and Marital Status

2006 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 353-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siri Thoresen ◽  
Lars Mehlum ◽  
Espen R⊘ysamb ◽  
Arnfinn T⊘nnessen
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Completed Suicide

scholarly journals The Connections of Pregnancy-, Delivery-, and Infant-Related Risk Factors and Negative Life Events on Postpartum Depression and Their Role in First and Recurrent Depression

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pirjo Kettunen ◽  
Eeva Koistinen ◽  
Jukka Hintikka
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Postpartum Depression ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Recurrent Depression ◽  
Physical Problems ◽  
Adverse Experiences ◽  
Breastfeeding Cessation ◽  
Axis I

Introduction. The aim of this study is to assess how negative life events and adverse experiences with pregnancy, delivery, the infant(s), and breastfeeding cessation impact on postpartum depression (PPD), specifically in first lifetime and recurrent depression. Method. The study group comprised 104 mothers with a current episode of PPD and a control group of 104 mothers who did not have current PPD. The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I) was used for data collection. The course of the depression, adverse experiences, and breastfeeding were assessed by self-reports. Results. In age-adjusted multivariate analyses, mental and physical problems during pregnancy or delivery, postpartum problems with the infant and breastfeeding cessation, and negative life events during the previous 12 months were associated with postpartum depression. Eighteen percent (18%) of the mothers had first depression and 82% recurrent depression. Mental and physical problems during pregnancy or delivery were associated with both first lifetime and recurrent depression. Nevertheless, negative life events and infant/breastfeeding issues associated only with recurrent depression. Conclusion. Factors associated with pregnancy and delivery have an impact on PPD, but in recurrent depression other postnatal and psychosocial factors are also important risk factors.

Distinct and interactive contributions of physical abuse, socioeconomic disadvantage, and negative life events to children's social, cognitive, and affective adjustment

1994 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Okun ◽  
Jeffrey G. Parker ◽  
Alytia A. Levendosky
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Physical Abuse ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Socioeconomic Disadvantage ◽  
Negative Events ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Children's Adjustment ◽  
Peer Adjustment

AbstractPast research highlights the importance of considering the sequelae of physical abuse in the context of other risk factors and possible exacerbating circumstances. The present research examines the relative, unique, and interactive effects of physical abuse, sociocultural disadvantage, and cumulative negative life events. Multiple measures and data sources were used to assess the socioeconomic circumstances, exposure to recent negative events, and social, cognitive, and affective adjustment of 19 physically abused and 49 nonabused elementary school-age children. Results indicated that abuse strongly independently predicted problems in children's adjustment with peers, self-perceptions, and depression. Abuse was also related to increased behavioral problems at home and at school, though this relation abated and even reversed itself as social disadvantage increased. Cumulative negative events independently predicted negative self-perceptions and, for girls, increased depression. Socioeconomic hardship was independently related to children's cognitive maturity. In addition, socioeconomic disadvantage qualified the relation between negative events and children's adjustment to peers, such that increased negative events were related to lower peer adjustment among less disadvantaged children but increased peer adjustment of children with more disadvantage. These results support calls for a more contextualized approach to examining the developmental outcomes of physical abuse, one that considers multiple risk factors simultaneously.

A review of suicidality in nonpsychotropic medications

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 224-236
Author(s):  
Jessa Koch ◽  
Sarah Ward ◽  
Bobbie Martin ◽  
Christopher Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Baseline Risk ◽  
Major Life Events ◽  
Major Life ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Completed Suicide ◽  
Suicide Risk Factors

Abstract Introduction The term suicidality describes the multitude of behaviors related to suicide: suicidal ideation, self-injurious behavior, suicide attempt, and completed suicide. Risk factors associated with increased suicidality in individuals include specific demographics, medical and psychologic conditions, socioeconomic status, family history, and major life events. In addition to baseline risk factors, there have been reports of numerous medications associated with increased suicidality in patients. Most of these medications are antiepileptics and antidepressants. Because of the contradictory risk posed by the exact medications prescribed to treat depression and psychologic conditions, the nonpsychotropic medications with reports of suicidality are often overshadowed. Methods Medications with FDA-issued warnings were reviewed for inclusion. Further medications were identified through PubMed literature review. Results Eight medications with various indications were identified and evidence is assessed regarding risk of suicidality. Discussion This review evaluates the current literature for nonpsychotropic medications that have been implicated in treatment-emergent suicidality.

scholarly journals Completed Suicide With Violent and Non-violent Methods by the Elderly in Rural China: A Psychological Autopsy Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rong-Ting Zhu ◽  
Zhen-Yu Ma ◽  
Cun-Xian Jia ◽  
Liang Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Psychological Autopsy ◽  
Elderly Individuals ◽  
Completed Suicide

Background: Late-life suicide is a severe public health problem in rural China; however, knowledge regarding the specific characteristics and risk factors for completed suicide via violent and non-violent methods among elderly individuals in rural China is limited.Methods: Subjects aged 60 years or older were selected from rural areas in Shandong, Hunan, and Guangxi provinces in China. This study was a 1:1 matched case-control design conducted by using the psychological autopsy method.Results: According to the univariate analyses, the presence of mental disorder, higher degree of depression, loneliness, lack of social support, hopelessness, impulsivity, and increased quantity of life events were associated with suicide in both violent and non-violent methods. For violent suicide, another risk factor was the lack of pesticides at home. For non-violent suicide, other risk factors were not currently married, family suicide history, and alcohol use disorder (P < 0.05). Variables that remained in the logistic regression model were the severity of depressive symptoms for both violent and non-violent suicide. For non-violent suicide, the degree of hopelessness was another independent risk factor. In addition, violent suicides were more likely to lack pesticides at home, choose the spring season and have an increased quantity of life events than those who died by suicide via non-violent methods.Conclusion: The major risk factor for both violent and non-violent suicide was the severity of depressive symptoms. Suicide prevention measures that focus on depression among this vulnerable population are urgently needed. Moreover, the characteristics of suicides via violent methods differed from those via non-violent methods among elderly individuals. Suicide prevention efforts should be tailored to the specific characteristics of the different suicide methods utilized by older adults in rural areas.

scholarly journals Γονεϊκές πρακτικές και παράγοντες επικινδυνότητας κατά την εφηβεία: Η σημασία του διαζυγίου, των γονεϊκών συγκρούσεων και των αρνητικών γεγονότων ζωής

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 453
Author(s):  
Μαρία Δουκάκου ◽  
Φρόσσω Μόττη - Στεφανίδη
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Psychological Control ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Family Status ◽  
Greek Language ◽  
Parental Conflicts

The purpose of this study was to examine whether divorce is a risk factor for parenting adolescents over and above parental conflicts and negative life events. 2083 adolescents, aged 15-17 years, males and females studying in 14 high schools of Attica participated in the study. 12% of these adolescents live with divorced/separated parents. Divorce, parental conflicts and negative life events were examined as risk factors for parenting. Four parenting dimensions were examined: the parent-adolescent bond, the psychological control, the behavioral control and the autonomy granting. Self-reported questionnaires were used, well-known in research, and they were translated to greek language. Results indicated that when divorce was examined as the only risk factor, it put at risk parenting. Over and above the parental conflicts and negative life events, divorce was not a risk factor for mothers’ parenting but it was a risk factor for fathers’ parenting. Also, parental conflicts and negative life events were risk factors for both mothers’ and fathers’ parenting, irrespective of family status. Finally, differences in parenting were found in terms of adolescents’ gender and parental socio-economic status. These results are discussed in terms of their significance in family counselling.

Perinatal maternal negative life events as risk factors of atopic dermatitis in female offspring

2018 ◽  
Vol 121 (5) ◽  
pp. 641-642.e1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jisun Yoon ◽  
Eun Mi Kim ◽  
Mi Young Lee ◽  
Sungsu Jung ◽  
Hyun-Ju Cho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Atopic Dermatitis ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Female Offspring

Negative Life Events Associated With Deliberate Self-Harm in an African Population in Uganda

Crisis ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Kinyanda ◽  
H. Hjelmeland ◽  
S. Musisi
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Life Time ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Dose Effect ◽  
Deliberate Self Harm ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Suicide Interventions

Abstract. Negative life events associated with deliberate self-harm (DSH) were investigated in an African context in Uganda. Patients admitted at three general hospitals in Kampala, Uganda were interviewed using a Luganda version (predominant language in the study area) of the European Parasuicide Study Interview Schedule I. The results of the life events and histories module are reported in this paper. The categories of negative life events in childhood that were significantly associated with DSH included those related to parents, significant others, personal events, and the total negative life events load in childhood. For the later-life time period, the negative life events load in the partner category and the total negative life events in this time period were associated with DSH. In the last-year time period, the negative life events load related to personal events and the total number of negative life events in this time period were associated with DSH. A statistically significant difference between the cases and controls for the total number of negative life events reported over the entire lifetime of the respondents was also observed, which suggests a dose effect of negative life events on DSH. Gender differences were also observed among the cases. In conclusion, life events appear to be an important factor in DSH in this cultural environment. The implication of these results for treatment and the future development of suicide interventions in this country are discussed.

Spirituality in Relation to Negative Life Events, Coping, and Traumatic Impact

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hillary Van Horn ◽  
Marcia Webb ◽  
Sarah A. Chickering ◽  
Kristin Hedden ◽  
Amelia Jane Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Traumatic Impact
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