J Korean Med Assoc.  2013 Feb;56(2):111-119. 10.5124/jkma.2013.56.2.111.

National Evidence-based Collaborating Agency (NECA) Round-table Conference Consensus Statement: multidisciplinary responses to suicide, the first ranked cause of death in adolescents

• Kim G
• Ahn J
• Ha K
• Lee CH
• Woo JM
• Lee JK
• Jeon HJ
• Kwak YS
• Kweon YS
• Keum R
• Park JI
• Lee HY
• Yim HW
• Jo MY
• Han KC
• Bae JY
• Bae J
• Lee SY
• Lee YS
• Cho IH
• Choi MM
• Hyun MH

• KMID: 1785379
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2013.56.2.111

Abstract

The National Evidence-based Collaborating Agency (NECA) holds the NECA Round-table Conference that not only disseminates objective and systematic information on topics of social concern in public health care but also organizes discussions on core issues under dispute in the literature through panels composed of multidisciplinary experts. Accordingly, the Round-table Conference was composed of multidisciplinary experts including medical specialists in the areas of psychiatry and preventive medicine, psychiatric and mental health nursing, psychologists, social welfare experts, consultation experts, religious leaders, and government officials from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, and Ministry of Health and Welfare. The Round-table Conference, tasked with analysis of the actual status and causes of, and search for solutions for suicide in adolescents, has reached consensus on the current status, trend, risk factors and prevention factors, problems and issues in prevention and coping strategies, effective prevention and coping strategies and areas of research needed for the future. The Round-table Conference commented on the actual status and gravity of suicides in adolescents, and came to the agreement that mental health issues including stress from interpersonal relationships and depression are the key risk factors of suicide. It was further agreed that problems in the measures being implemented for each of the areas include lack of manpower and funding, and inadequate organic association and cooperation among relevant institutions. They also agreed that development of a government-initiated suicide prevention program for adolescents, association among relevant experts, and development, and management of practical guidelines that are of broad and practical use are important. Furthermore, the panels were in agreement that the mass media must comply with the recommended level of coverage in reporting of suicide as adolescents are greatly influenced by provocative mass media reports due to their strong impulsive dispositions.

Keyword

Suicide of adolescents; Round-table Conference; Consensus statement

MeSH Terms

Adenosine-5'-(N-ethylcarboxamide)
Adolescent
Cause of Death
Consensus
Depression
Dissent and Disputes
Financial Management
Gravitation
Humans
Mass Media
Mental Health
Occupational Groups
Porphyrins
Preventive Medicine
Public Health
Risk Factors
Social Welfare
Specialization
Suicide
Adenosine-5'-(N-ethylcarboxamide)
Porphyrins

Figure

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  Figure 1 Trends in suicide rates in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries for adolescents (aged 15 to 19 years) [4].

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  Figure 2 Rate of suicide death in adolescents (aged 15 to 19 years) in 2000 to 2010 [1].

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