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Marijuana use and repeated attempted suicide among senior high school students in Ghana: Evidence from the WHO Global School-Based Student Health Survey, 2012.

John TettehGeorge Ekem-FergusonSwithin Mustapha SwarayNuworza KugbeyEmmanuel Nii-Boye QuarshieAlfred Edwin Yawson
Published in: General psychiatry (2020)
Marijuana use does not only influence the onset of suicidal attempts but also repeated attempted suicide among SHS students in Ghana. Special attention is required for suicide attempters with a history of repeated attempts and current marijuana use among SHS students in Ghana. Early identification of the potential risk and protective factors is recommended to inform school-based interventions. National level structured school-based substance abuse interventions and health promotion programmes would be useful.
Keyphrases
  • high school
  • health promotion
  • physical activity
  • depressive symptoms
  • working memory
  • risk assessment
  • human health
  • intimate partner violence