Suicidal Behavior and Internet Use in Adolescent Depression.
- Author:
Hye In CHOI
1
;
Duk In JON
;
Myung Hun JUNG
;
Narei HONG
;
Jae Jin KIM
;
Jung Eun SONG
;
Ki Hwan YOOK
;
Hyun Ju HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Korea. honghj88@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Adolescent;
Suicidal behavior;
Suicide;
Depression;
Internet
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Cause of Death;
Depression;
Humans;
Internet;
Korea;
Manifest Anxiety Scale;
Mental Disorders;
Mental Health;
Mood Disorders;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Schizophrenia;
Suicidal Ideation;
Suicide
- From:Korean Journal of Psychopharmacology
2012;23(2):65-73
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: Suicide is the leading cause of death for adolescents. The internet is widespread in Korea and has influence on mental health of adolescents. This study aims to investigate the relationship between the internet use and suicidal behavior resulting from adolescent depression. METHODS: The subjects consisted of 61 adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18 who were diagnosed as depression by Kiddie-Schedule for Affective Disorder and Schizophrenia Present and Lifetime Korean Version and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder 4th edition. Suicidal behavior was assessed by Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale. Patients were inquired about their internet use using questionnaires and other clinical variables using Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Suicidal Ideation Scale, Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale, Internet Game Addiction Scale and Physical Abuse Scale. RESULTS: The patients within the high-risk group were more prone to searching for the word 'suicide' on the internet and having suicidal idea compare to the patients within the low-risk group. Among the high-risk group, the patients who searched for the word 'suicide' tended to be more anxious compared to the patients who did not search the word. CONCLUSION: The results of the present study suggest that searching the word 'suicide' on the internet is associated with suicidal idea. It is suggested that intervention on the patients within the searching group may reduce the suicidal idea resulting from adolescent depression.
