Suicidality and depressive symptoms among nursing students in northern Greece

dc.contributor.author	Μελισσά - Χαλικιοπούλου, Χρυσούλα	el
dc.contributor.author	Τσίγκα, Ευαγγελία	el
dc.contributor.author	Khachatryan, Ruzan	en
dc.contributor.author	Παπαζήσης, Γεώργιος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-14T23:56:56Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-14T23:56:56Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-15
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1282
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Nursing students--Psychology
dc.subject	Φοιτητές νοσηλευτικής
dc.subject	Κατάθλιψη
dc.subject	Ελλάδα
dc.subject	Πρόθεση αυτοκτονίας
dc.subject	Depression
dc.subject	Suicidal ideation
dc.subject	Greece
dc.title	Suicidality and depressive symptoms among nursing students in northern Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Medicine--Nursing
heal.classification	Νοσηλευτική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Medicine--Nursing
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Νοσηλευτική
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85093436
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2011-06
heal.bibliographicCitation	Melissa-Halikiopoulou, C., Tsiga, E., Khachatryan, R., Papazisis, G.. (2010). Suicidality and depressive symptoms among nursing students in northern Greece. "Health Science Journal". 5 (2), 90-97.	el
heal.abstract	Suicide has become a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in adolescents and young adults worldwide and has been identified as one of the key mental health problems affecting college students. More specifically, the nursing students are under tremendous stress during the various stages of their education. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation among nursing students in Greece. Method and material: A total of 142 nursing students of the Department of Nursing of the Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki agreed to participate in the study. The Beck Depression Inventory II was administered. The responses to items of the present study covered the ‘past two weeks, including today’. Question 9 of the scale was evaluated to examine suicidal tendency. Results: 142 nursing students (mean age 21.5) participated in the study. 43.9% of them experienced depressive symptoms. The mean scores on the BDI were higher in year 1 and 3, while the lowest score was observed in year 2. No significant differences among the four study years or on the basis of sex were observed. 88% of our total sample reported never having thoughts of suicide. The evaluation of suicidal ideation per year of studies indicated that the percentage of students who thought of suicide but wouldn’t commit it were mainly in the first or in the last (graduate) years. Significant differences on the basis of gender were observed concerning suicidal thoughts, without actually carrying it out (males>females). Conclusions: The above results urge mental health professionals to better understand the difficulties of nursing students. At the same time, counselling can help nursing students cope with academic stress, fears about their future, personal problems etc and adjust better to the demands of the nursing program and practice.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.dateCreated	2011-04