The phenomenon of suicide in adolescents is constantly on the rise, which is why it is important to assess the variables and risk factors associated with it. In the following Research Thesis there is a definition of the main constructs of the phenomenon; in particular, for the purpose of the proposed study, suicidal ideation, that is, the presence of thoughts related to suicide with or in the absence of planning, and suicidal behavior that is manifested by the transition to the act, were differentiated. The proposed research was carried out on a sample of patients, aged 12 to 18 years, with suicidal ideation or behavior, admitted to the Department of Child Neuropsychiatry at the Mondino Neurological Institute in Pavia. The aim of the study is to analyze personality differences, through the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent (MMPI-A) instrument, between subjects with suicidal ideation and those with suicidal behavior who also present ideation, differentiated following administration of the Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) questionnaire and the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS). Within the paper, the methods, analysis and interpretation of the data, discussion of the data, and then the limitations of the research such as having a small sample size are explained. Suggestions for future research are suggested such as the inclusion of a group of patients with suicidal behavior but without ideation.
Il fenomeno del suicidio negli adolescenti è in costante crescita, per tale motivo risulta importante la valutazione delle variabili e dei fattori di rischio che ne sono associati. Nella seguente Tesi di ricerca è presente la definizione dei principali costrutti del fenomeno; in particolare ai fini dello studio proposto sono stati differenziati l'ideazione suicidale, ossia la presenza di pensieri relativi al suicidio con o in assenza di progettualità, e il comportamento suicidale che si manifesta con il passaggio all'atto. La ricerca proposta è stata svolta su un campione di pazienti, dai 12 ai 18 anni, con ideazione o comportamento suicidale, ricoverati presso il reparto di Neuropsichiatria Infantile dell'Istituto Neurologico Mondino di Pavia. L'obiettivo dello studio è di analizzare le differenze di personalità, attraverso lo strumento Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent (MMPI-A), tra soggetti con ideazione suicidale e quelli con comportamento suicidale che presentano anche ideazione, differenziati a seguito della somministrazione del questionario Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) e della scala Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS). All'interno dell'elaborato sono illustrati i metodi, l'analisi e l'interpretazione dei dati, la discussione di questi ed in seguito i limiti della ricerca come la presenza di un campione poco ampio. Sono suggerite proposte di ricerca futura come l'inserimento di un gruppo di pazienti con comportamento suicidale ma senza ideazione.
Valutazione multifasica della personalità in una casistica di pazienti adolescenti con ideazione o comportamento suicidale.
COSSU, GIULIA
2021/2022
Abstract
The phenomenon of suicide in adolescents is constantly on the rise, which is why it is important to assess the variables and risk factors associated with it. In the following Research Thesis there is a definition of the main constructs of the phenomenon; in particular, for the purpose of the proposed study, suicidal ideation, that is, the presence of thoughts related to suicide with or in the absence of planning, and suicidal behavior that is manifested by the transition to the act, were differentiated. The proposed research was carried out on a sample of patients, aged 12 to 18 years, with suicidal ideation or behavior, admitted to the Department of Child Neuropsychiatry at the Mondino Neurological Institute in Pavia. The aim of the study is to analyze personality differences, through the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent (MMPI-A) instrument, between subjects with suicidal ideation and those with suicidal behavior who also present ideation, differentiated following administration of the Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) questionnaire and the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS). Within the paper, the methods, analysis and interpretation of the data, discussion of the data, and then the limitations of the research such as having a small sample size are explained. Suggestions for future research are suggested such as the inclusion of a group of patients with suicidal behavior but without ideation.È consentito all'utente scaricare e condividere i documenti disponibili a testo pieno in UNITESI UNIPV nel rispetto della licenza Creative Commons del tipo CC BY NC ND.
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14239/2176