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Suicide Attempts among Individuals with Specific Learning Disorders: An Underrecognized Issue
- Source :
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Journal of Learning Disabilities . May-Jun 2018 51(3):283-292. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Several studies have linked specific learning disorders (SLDs) with suicidal ideation, but less is known about the disorders' association with suicide attempts. This gap in the literature is addressed via the 2012 nationally representative Canadian Community Health Survey (n = 21,744). The prevalence of lifetime suicide attempts among those with an SLD was much higher than those without (11.1% vs. 2.7%, p < 0.001). In comparison with their peers without SLDs, adults with SLDs had 46% higher odds of having ever attempted suicide, even after adjusting for most known risk factors (e.g., childhood adversities, history of mental illness and substance abuse, sociodemographics; odds ratio = 1.46, 95% CI [1.05, 2.04]). The largest attenuation in the association between SLD and suicidal attempts was accounted for by adverse childhood experiences. Among those with SLDs (n = 745), a history of witnessing chronic parental domestic violence and ever having had a major depressive disorder were associated with substantially higher odds of suicide attempts.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0022-2194
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Journal of Learning Disabilities
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1175288
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0022219417714776