Suicidality and risky behaviours in adolescents: biopsychosocial synthesis

The review discusses biological, psychological and social factors of teenage suicide tendencies in its correlation with such phenomenon as risky behavior. Teenagers who tend to behave in a risky mannerform a specificrisk group for suicidal activity. Even rather problem-free teenagers due to the combination of natural biological, psychological and social factors can demonstrate abrupt mood changes, depression and impulsivity during decision-making process, which can cause suicidal ideation. A teenager disposed to risk (a feature that is different from impulsivity) experiences all these even sharper, his emotional reactivity level is even higher, and his control after his actions is even weaker, which can intensify suicidal activity and speed up the transition from the stage of suicide ideation to the stage of suicide planning and committing suicide. Observable risky behavior (unlike usually hidden suicidal tendencies, ideations and experiences) should be viewed as a serious warningsign of possible suicide.