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The European Journal of Public Health 2002 12(3):177-179; doi:10.1093/eurpub/12.3.177
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Health Behaviour

Characteristics of suicidal adolescents and young adults presenting to primary care with non-suicidal (indeed non-psychological) complaints

Thomas E. Joiner, Jr.1, Jon J. Pfaff2 and John G. Acres3

1 Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA 2 National General Practice Youth Suicide Prevention Project, Perth, Australia 3 Health Services Group, Perth, Australia

Background: Some young people presenting to primary care experience suicidal symptoms that they do not report. Method: We conducted a survey of suicidal ideation among 15–24-year-old patients presenting to Australian general practitioners. Results: Patients who experienced substantial, but unstated, suicidal symptoms tended to be female and somewhat younger; their depression and distress levels, while not as high as suicidal patients with psychological complaints, were nonetheless elevated. Conclusions: Young patients who evince any signs of depression or distress, particularly but not only young females, should be evaluated regarding psychological symptoms, including suicidal ideation.

Keywords: non-suicidal complaints; primary care; suicidal ideation

Received 12 June 2001. Accepted 18 October 2001.


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