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Table 6 Information related to the mental health of the family reported by parents (N = 36)

From: Suicide warning signs that are challenging to recognize: a psychological autopsy study of Korean adolescents

Variables

Total

(36, 100%)

Male

(18, 50%)

Female

(18, 50%)

p value

M ± SD / N (%)

 

Psychiatric Diagnosis of parents

18 (50%)

  

0.789

 Depressive disorder

6 (16.7%)

2 (5.6%)

4 (11.1%)

 

 Addictive disorder

4 (11.1%)

2 (5.6%)

2 (5.6%)

 

 Bipolar disorder

3 (5.6%)

1 (2.8%)

2 (5.6%)

 

 Sleep-wake disorder

2 (2.8%)

1 (2.8%)

1 (2.8%)

 

 Panic disorder

1 (2.8%)

1 (2.8%)

0 (0%)

 

 Personality disorder

1 (2.8%)

0 (0%)

1 (2.8%)

 

 Post-traumatic stress disorder

1 (2.8%)

0 (0%)

1 (2.8%)

 

Alcohol abuse history

5 (13.9%)

  

1.0

 Biological father

5 (13.9%)

3 (8.3%)

2 (5.6%)

 

 Biological mother

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 

Suicidal attempt history

6 (16.7%)

  

1.0

 Biological father

1 (2.8%)

1 (2.8%)

0 (0%)

 

 Biological mother

5 (13.9%)

2 (5.6%)

3 (8.3%)

 

Suicide death history of three generation

   

0.264

 Yes

9 (25%)

3 (8.3%)

6 (16.7%)

 

 No

26 (72.2%)

14 (38.9%)

12 (33.3%)

 

 Unknown

1 (2.8%)

1 (2.8%)

0 (0%)

 

Psychiatric intervention history of parents

   

0.141

Yes

12 (30.6%)

psychiatric treatment

9 (25%)

4 (11.1%)

5 (13.9%)

 

psychological counselling

3 (8.3%)

0 (0%)

3 (8.3%)

 

No

23 (63.9%)

14 (38.9%)

9 (25%)

 

Decline to answer

1 (2.8%)

0 (0%)

1 (2.8%)

 
  1. M: mean; SD: standard deviation; N: number.