Childhood externalizing, internalizing and comorbid problems: distinguishing young adults who think about suicide from those who attempt suicide

While childhood externalizing, internalizing and comorbid problems have been associated with suicidal risk, little is known about their specific associations with suicidal ideation and attempts. We examined associations between childhood externalizing, internalizing and comorbid problems and suicidal ideation (without attempts) and attempts by early adulthood, in males and females.Participants were from the Quebec Longitudinal Study of...