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EPA-1110 - Association between truancy and suicidality among european young. preliminary data from an italian sample. we-stay project

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

M. D'Aulerio ,
V. Carli ,
M. Iosue ,
F. Basilico ,
L. Recchia ,
A.L.A.N. Apter ,
J. Balazs ,
J. Bobes ,
R. Brunner  and
D. Cosman
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M. D'Aulerio
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
V. Carli
Affiliation:
National Prevention of Suicide and Mental Ill-Health (NASP), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Italy
M. Iosue
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Univestity of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
F. Basilico
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Univestity of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
L. Recchia
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Univestity of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
A.L.A.N. Apter
Affiliation:
Schneider Children Medical Center of Israel, Clalit Health Service, Tel Aviv, Israel
J. Balazs
Affiliation:
Vadaskert Child and Adolescent Hospital and Outpatient Clinic, Vadaskert Child and Adolescent Hospital and Outpatient Clinic, Budapest, Hungary
J. Bobes
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
R. Brunner
Affiliation:
Department Clinic of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
D. Cosman
Affiliation:
Clinical Psychology Department, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iuliu Hatieganu, Romania
J. Kahn
Affiliation:
Department Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Nancy University Medical Center, Nancy, France
V.I.T.A. Postuvan
Affiliation:
Fakulteta za matematiko, Univerza na Primorskem, Primorskem, Slovenia
P. Saiz
Affiliation:
Área Psiquiatría Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
A.I.R.I. Varnik
Affiliation:
Estonian-Swedish Mental Health and Suicidology Institute, Estonian-Swedish Mental Health and Suicidology Institute, Tallin, Estonia
C. Wasserman
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, New York, USA
C. Hoven
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, New York, USA
M. Sarchiapone
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Univestity of Molise, Campobasso, USA
D. Wasserman
Affiliation:
National Prevention of Suicide and Mental Ill-Health (NASP), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

Abstract

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Introduction:

Truancy is a serious public health problem that affects adolescents from all countries around the world. It negatively affects almost every aspect in the life, including physical, mental health, social and economical conditions. Young who are habitual truants are more likely to engage in at-risk behaviour like suicidal behaviours.

Objectives:

This analysis investigated the prevalence of truancy and suicidal behaviours in the Italian sample.

Aims:

to reduce truancy among European adolescents improving mental health in European high schools.

Methods:

the WE- STAY intervention carried out in 6 different European Countries. In Italy a sample of 2265 High school students (mean age 15.6±0,6; 64,4% females) was selected. Baseline evaluation of students' lifestyle, coping styles, at-risk truancy, suicidal behaviour and mental health issues was collected using a structured questionnaire.

Results:

6% has been absent from school for 7 days or more without a valid excuse during the past year (6.6% male); 20,3% as considered as truant student (three or more skipped days per month without a valid excuse in the past year). 4,6% have seriously considered taking own life during past 2 weeks have thought about suicide, and 1,2% tried to take own life in past 2 weeks. The analysis showed as correlation between skipped school and suicidal behaviour (p < .001)

Conclusions:

Teens engaging in risk behaviours are at increased odds of depression, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts (Hallfors et al. 2004). The preliminary We-Stay data confirm the prevalence of at-risk behaviours is higher among truant students.

Type
EPW24 - Suicidology and suicide prevention 1
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 29 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 22nd European Congress of Psychiatry , 2014 , pp. 1
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2014
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