Psychiatric Prognosis Following Index Suicide Attempts in Early Adolescents
In this sample of early adolescents with index suicide attempts followed into adulthood, all who died by suicide did so on the index attempt. While a small number of individuals went on to develop chronic severe psychopathology, the majority demonstrated little evidence of long-term impairment. Given this discrepancy, future studies should focus on using risk stratification after index attempts to direct postvention resources toward adolescents more susceptible to poor outcomes.
Authors
- Tanner J. Bommersbach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4827-1518)
- Alastair J. McKean (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0528-1134)
- Vanessa Pazdernik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7566-7334)
- John Bostwick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0769-2949)
- Grace Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1776-4977)
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2025.0673
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00