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P-1426 - Depression and Suicidal Ideation Among Italian Adolescents. Preliminary Results From the Seyle Project

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

M. Iosue ,
V. Carli ,
M. D’Aulerio ,
F. Basilico ,
A. Di Domenico ,
L. Recchia ,
C. Wasserman ,
C. Hoven ,
M. Sarchiapone  and
D. Wasserman
M. Iosue
Affiliation:
Department of Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
V. Carli
Affiliation:
Department of Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy National Prevention of Suicide and Mental Ill-Health (NASP), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
M. D’Aulerio
Affiliation:
Department of Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
F. Basilico
Affiliation:
Department of Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
A. Di Domenico
Affiliation:
Department of Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
L. Recchia
Affiliation:
Department of Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
C. Wasserman
Affiliation:
Department of Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
C. Hoven
Affiliation:
New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
M. Sarchiapone
Affiliation:
Department of Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
D. Wasserman
Affiliation:
National Prevention of Suicide and Mental Ill-Health (NASP), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

Abstract

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Introduction:

Depressive and suicidal symptoms are common in adolescence, yet often underestimated. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance (2009) found that 6.3% of High School students in the United States had attempted suicide and that 13.8% had seriously considered attempting suicide, during the previous year.

Objectives:

Investigating the prevalence of depression and suicidal behaviours in the Italian sample of the SEYE study.

Aims:

SEYLE (Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe) is a randomized controlled trial evaluating school-based health promotion interventions for suicide prevention. The study comprises 12, 395 adolescents from 11 European countries.

Methods:

Italian sample consists of 1195 students (mean age 15.3 ± 0.6; 68% females) from the Molise region. A self-report questionnaire including a number of well-established instruments was administered. For the current analysis, based on baseline data, we focus on the Beck Depression Inventory-II and the Paykel Suicide Scale.

Results:

Mean BDI-II score was 8 ± 6.48. Total BDI-II scores were significantly higher in females than males (8.83 ± 6.72 vs 6.22 ± 5.55; p < 0.0001), even after controlling for age. 210 adolescents (17.8%) scored higher than 13, indicating some degree of clinical depression. Mean PSS score was 1.14 ± 2.38. Females also scored higher than males on the PSS (1.28 ± 2.45 vs 0.83 ± 2.20; p = 0.002), even after controlling for age.

Conclusions:

Our results show a high prevalence of depressive symptoms and suicidal thoughts among Italian adolescents, especially among females. Knowing that more than 90% of adolescents who commit suicide suffer from an associated psychiatric disorder, an early detection and appropriate care becomes of particular importance.

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European Psychiatry , Volume 27 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 20th European Congress of Psychiatry , 2012 , pp. 1
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2012
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