| Autor: |
Windfuhr, Kirsten, While, David, Hunt, Isabelle M., Shaw, Jenny, Appleby, Louis, Kapur, Nav |
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Archives of Disease in Childhood; Dec2013, Vol. 98 Issue 12, p945-950, 6p, 2 Charts, 4 Graphs |
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Objectives To investigate the impact of narrative verdicts on suicide statistics among 10-19-year-olds; to identify the number and rate of suicide and accidental deaths, particularly in 10-14-year-olds. Design National cohort study. Setting England and Wales. Methods Mid-year population estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) were used to calculate rates per 100 000 population for suicide (undetermined and suicide verdicts) and accidental deaths ( poisoning, hanging) for those aged 10-14 and 15-19. Trends in rates over time (2001-2010) were investigated using Poisson regression. Interaction tests were carried out to determine differences in trends between the two time periods (2001-2005 and 2006-2010). Results There were 1523 suicides (2.25/100 000). Suicide rates were highest in those aged 15-19 years (4.04/100 000) and in males (3.14/100 000). Between 2001 and 2010, rates significantly decreased among those aged 15-19 years (incidence rate-ratio (IRR): 0.95; 95% CI 0.93 to 0.97), with no change in rates of accidental deaths (IRR: 1.01, 95% CI 0.95 to 1.07). However, there was a significant interaction between the two time periods for accidental poisonings (2001-2005: IRR: 0.79 (95% CI 0.69 to 0.91); 2006-2010: IRR: 1.01 (95% CI 0.89 to 1.15), interaction p=0.012) and accidental hangings (2001-2005: IRR: 0.93 (95% CI 0.76 to 1.14); 2006-2010: IRR: 1.25 (95% CI 1.04 to 1.49), interaction=0.01) Undetermined deaths significantly decreased among females aged 15-19 yeras (IRR: 0.93; 95% CI 0.88 to 0.98). There were no significant trends among 10-14-year-olds. Conclusions Rates of suicide are higher among older adolescents and males. There was a significant fall in suicide rates in males aged 15-19 years that was not accounted for by changes in rates of accidental death. The absence of a significant trend in suicide or accidental deaths in those aged 10-14 years may have been the result of small numbers. However, monitoring should continue to identify longitudinal trends in all young people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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