Study finds increased suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts among adolescents exposed to early phase of war in Ukraine

Data Collection in the War-Affected Donetsk Region and Non-War Kirovograd Region. Credit: Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.03.015 A new study carried out by a multinational research group showed high levels of suicidal thoughts and attempts in adolescents, which were strongly associated with wartime traumatic experiences, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety. Dr. Sanju Silwal from the Research Center for Child Psychiatry in the University of Turku, Finland, one of the lead authors, says that the study was conducted in two regions that Read More