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dc.contributor.authorRoss, Victoria
dc.contributor.authorKolves, Kairi
dc.contributor.authorDe Leo, Diego
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-09T04:32:45Z
dc.date.available2017-06-09T04:32:45Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn0020-7640
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0020764016688041
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/339441
dc.description.abstractBackground: As young Australian males are at a high risk of suicide, the identification of risk factors other than psychopathology is vital for the development of comprehensive suicide prevention measures. Aims: The study investigated whether there were differences in risk factors and pathways to suicide in young adult males from Queensland, Australia, with and without a diagnosable psychiatric disorder. Methods: A case–control, psychological autopsy method was applied using a control group of young males who had died suddenly from causes other than suicide. Results: Suicide cases without a psychiatric diagnosis more frequently displayed behaviours indicative of their suicidality (such as previous attempts, disposing of possessions and making statements of hopelessness) than controls without a diagnosis. Suicides without a diagnosis also displayed more ‘difficult’ personality traits, such as higher levels of neuroticism and aggression. They also experienced poorer quality of life and were significantly more likely than their controls to have experienced a recent separation from a spouse or partner. Conclusion: The results of this study confirmed the existence of several distinct characteristics of young males who die by suicide in the absence of any diagnosable psychiatric disorder.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSage Publications
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom151
dc.relation.ispartofpageto160
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Social Psychiatry
dc.relation.ispartofvolume63
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOther psychology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical and health psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode529999
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4206
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5203
dc.titleBeyond psychopathology: A case–control psychological autopsy study of young adult males
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Applied Psychology
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorDe Leo, Diego
gro.griffith.authorKolves, Kairi
gro.griffith.authorRoss, Victoria


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