Suicidal thoughts and behaviors among college students and same-aged peers: results from the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys.

Author
:
P Mortier
RP Auerbach
J Alonso
WG Axinn
P Cuijpers
DD Ebert
JG Green
I Hwang
RC Kessler
H Liu
MK Nock
S Pinder-Amaker
NA Sampson
AM Zaslavsky
J Abdulmalik
S Aguilar-Gaxiola
A Al-Hamzawi
C Benjet
K Demyttenaere
S Florescu
G De Girolamo
O Gureje
JM Haro
C Hu
Y Huang
P De Jonge
EG Karam
A Kiejna
Kovess -Masfety V
S Lee
JJ McGrath
S O'neill
Nakov V
BE Pennell
M Piazza
J Posada-Villa
C Rapsey
MC Viana
M Xavier
R Bruffaerts
Abstract
:

The primary aims are to (1) obtain representative prevalence estimates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB) among college students worldwide and (2) investigate whether STB is related to matriculation to and attrition from college.
Year of Publication
:
2018
Journal
:
Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
Date Published
:
2018
ISSN Number
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0933-7954
URL
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-018-1481-6
DOI
:
10.1007/s00127-018-1481-6
Short Title
:
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol
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