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Amadéo S, Benradia I, Sy A, Rereao M, Favro P, David-Vanquin G, Meunier-Tuheaiva A, Lacoste J, Fenni A, Nguyen NL, Goodfellow B, Jehel L, Roelandt JL. Suicide risk and mental health in the general population of French Polynesia. J Int Med Res 2022; 50:3000605221111273. [PMID: 36314885 PMCID: PMC9629569 DOI: 10.1177/03000605221111273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE There are no reports on the burden of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in the general population of French Polynesia (FP). We aimed to improve suicide prevention and mental health care by assessing the prevalence of suicide risk and major mental health disorders and care among adults in FP. METHODS We conducted the Mental Health in General Population Survey in FP during 2015 to 2017. Participants were selected using the quota method to obtain a representative sample of the general population. Suicide risk and psychiatric diagnoses were assessed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview. RESULTS We included 968 people aged 18 years or older. The prevalence of current suicidal ideation (13.1%) and current (2.6%) and lifetime suicide attempts (18.6%), as well as mental health disorders (42.8%), was high in FP. A notable proportion of participants with these conditions did not seek medical assistance. CONCLUSION A high prevalence of suicide risk and mental health disorders was found in the general population of FP. Suicide prevention and mental health plans are needed in FP that include better access to primary care for the diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders. Further research is needed to clarify cultural risk and protective factors.
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Affiliation(s)
- Stéphane Amadéo
- University Hospital Center (CHU) of Martinique, University Service of Psychiatry, Medical Psychology and Psychotraumatology, Fort-de-France, Martinique, FWI,Suicide Prevention Center & SOS Suicide Association, Puna’auia, Tahiti, French Polynesia (CPSPF),Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, Inserm Unit UMR 1178, CESP, Team MOODS, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France,Stéphane Amadéo, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Martinique, Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie, Psychologie Médicale et Psychotraumatologie. Fort-de-France, BP632. 97261. Cedex Fort-de-France, FWI.
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- WHO Collaborating Center – EPSM LILLE Métropole, Lille, France,Inserm Unit UMR 1123 – ECEVE, Paris, France
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- WHO Collaborating Center – EPSM LILLE Métropole, Lille, France
| | - Moerani Rereao
- Suicide Prevention Center & SOS Suicide Association, Puna’auia, Tahiti, French Polynesia (CPSPF),Hospital Center of French Polynesia (CHPF), Puna’auia, Tahiti, French Polynesia
| | - Patrick Favro
- Suicide Prevention Center & SOS Suicide Association, Puna’auia, Tahiti, French Polynesia (CPSPF),University of French Polynesia (UPF), Puna’auia, Tahiti, French Polynesia
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- Suicide Prevention Center & SOS Suicide Association, Puna’auia, Tahiti, French Polynesia (CPSPF)
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- Suicide Prevention Center & SOS Suicide Association, Puna’auia, Tahiti, French Polynesia (CPSPF)
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- University Hospital Center (CHU) of Martinique, Service of Addictology, Fort-de-France, Martinique, FWI
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- Hospital Center of French Polynesia (CHPF), Puna’auia, Tahiti, French Polynesia
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- Direction of Public Health of French Polynesia, Puna’auia, Tahiti, French Polynesia
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- University Hospital Center (CHU), Department of Psychiatry, Amiens, France
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- WHO Collaborating Center – EPSM LILLE Métropole, Lille, France,Inserm Unit UMR 1123 – ECEVE, Paris, France
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