Longitudinal trends in depression, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts by family structure in South Korean adolescents, 2009–2022: a nationally representative serial study
journal contribution
posted on 2024-07-25, 15:37authored bySeoyoung Park, Yesol Yim, Myeongcheol Lee, Hojae Lee, Jaeyu Park, Jun Hyuk Lee, Selin Woo, Tae Kim, Jiseung Kang, Lee Smith, Guillermo Lopez-Sanchez, Elena Dragioti, Masoud Rahmati, Guillaume Fond, Laurent Boyer, Jae Il Shin, Yejun Son, Dong Keon Yon, Samuele Cortese
• This is the nationwide study assessing the long-term trends in the prevalence of depression, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts by family structure.
• We observed an increase in depression, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts from the pre-COVID–19 pandemic to the intra-COVID–19 pandemic period.
• Additional risk factors included being female, having a lower economic status, having poor school performance, smoking, and drinking.