Jason M Nagata, Omar M Sajjad, Natalia Smith, Gabriel Zamora, Sanya Dhama, Abubakr A A Al-Shoaibi, Kyle T Ganson, Alexander Testa, Megan A Moreno, Orsolya Kiss, Fiona C Baker, Dylan B Jackson
Social Media Use and Alcohol Sipping in Early Adolescents: A Prospective Cohort Study
Substance use & misuse
suicide one leading causes death among adolescents study aimed compare characteristics shortterm outcomes turkish american adolescents suicide attempts determine differences management resource utilization two pediatric emergency departments one trkiye one united states america adolescents presented emergency departments chief complaint suicide attempt october 2017 september 2018 eligible including study characteristics information 217 131 american 86 turkish suicide attempter adolescents retrieved medical records outcome defined readmission emergency department another suicide attempt within 3 months index visit overall 78 adolescents female abuse history physicalsexual common among american adolescents p 0005 whereas uncontrolled psychiatric diseases evident turkish cases p 0001 social worker assessment hospitalization rates significantly lower shorter mean duration followup emergency department among turkish compared american adolescents respectively p 0001 p 0001 p 0002 repeated suicide attempts within three months significantly higher turkish group compared american one 29 vs 8 p 0001 receiving social worker assessment hospitalization longer observation emergency department reduced incidence repeated suicide attempts respectively p 0001 p 0003 p 0012 turkish adolescents shorter observation time emergency department received fewer assessment social workers less likely hospitalized may contributed higher rate repeat suicide attempts following discharge emergency department adequate resources needed help decrease burden suicide among turkish adolescents