SELF-DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR IN DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS IN ADOLESCENCE

Abstract

Introduction. Today, there is a tendency to increase the suicide and self-harm rate in depressive disorders (DD) in adolescence and young adulthood. The comorbid combination of self-destructive behaviour (SDB) and DD in adolescence is one of the most important and global problems of modern clinical psychiatry.

Methods. The main reasons include chronic social stress associated with war, problems of violence in the family and school, low neuropsychological stability of children and youth, etc.

Results. According to the results of the study, it has been proven that in youth DD have 100 % comorbidity with SDB. Sex-specific features of the DD and SDB in boys and girls revealed significant differences in the diagnosed syndromic picture, the severity of depression, and the actual manifestations of SDB. Such syndromes as hysterical-depressive, depressive-hypochondriac, depressive-dysphoric syndrome were found only in girls. The presented results demonstrated severe DD in youth, taking into account gender characteristics.

Conclusions. The significant predominance of depressive-obsessive and anxiety-depressive syndromes in young men is an important factor in the development of SDB.

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