Identification of adverse childhood experiences strongly predicting suicidal behaviour among emerging adults in Montenegro and Romania: a new way to targeted cost-effective prevention

Introduction: Aiming at generating evidence for cost-effective public health (PH) interventions for suicidal behaviour (SB) prevention in South Eastern Europe, the objective was to identify adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) most strongly predicting SB in emerging adults. Methods: Survey data of 3...

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Published in:Annali dell'Istituto superiore di sanità 2018-01, Vol.54 (4), p.348
Main Authors: Brajovic, Mina, Bellis, Mark, Kukec, Andreja, Terzic, Nataša, Baban, Adriana, Sethi, Dinesh, Zaletel-Kragelj, Lijana
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adverse childhood experiences
Childhood
Suicides & suicide attempts
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Summary:Introduction: Aiming at generating evidence for cost-effective public health (PH) interventions for suicidal behaviour (SB) prevention in South Eastern Europe, the objective was to identify adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) most strongly predicting SB in emerging adults. Methods: Survey data of 3283 students aged 18-29 from Montenegro and Romania were analysed by logistic regression. Based on estimation of risk-for-SB, the profiles with the highest values were identified. Results: The SB odds were the highest in respondents, experienced a suicide attempt in the household (OR: 13.81; p
ISSN:0021-2571
2384-8553
DOI:10.4415/ANN_18_04_12