Differences by age and sex in adolescent suicide
| Autor: | Stephanie Lee, David M Clarke, Eldho Paul, Robert Roseby, Jeremy Dwyer, Sophie Treleaven |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Victoria 030309 nutrition & dietetics Poison control Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health paediatrics Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Sex Factors 0302 clinical medicine Injury prevention Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Young adult Child suicide Retrospective Studies 0303 health sciences youth business.industry Incidence Mental Disorders Public health lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Age Factors Australia Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lcsh:RA1-1270 Mental health Causality Adolescent Behavior adolescent Female business Self-Injurious Behavior Psychosocial mental health Demography |
| Zdroj: | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Vol 43, Iss 3, Pp 248-253 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 1326-0200 1753-6405 |
| Popis: | Objectives: To compare demographic and psychosocial characteristics of completed suicide between younger and older adolescents, and by sex. Methods: Data was collected from the Victorian Suicide Register, which contains information on suicides reported to the Coroners Court of Victoria. Results: Between 2006 and 2015, there were 273 completed suicides aged 10–19 years, with none aged 10–12 years. There were 171 (63%) suicides in the older adolescent group (17–19 years), and 102 (37%) in the younger group (13–16 years). Males comprised 184 cases (67%) and females 89 (33%). A higher proportion of both younger and female adolescents had experienced abuse, peer conflict and bullying. There was also a higher incidence of previous self‐harm in younger and female adolescents. Older adolescents were more likely to not be in formal education, employment or training. Conclusion: Suicide in younger adolescents and females appear to share characteristics, and differ from older and male adolescents. Negative interpersonal relationships and previous self‐harm with possible co‐existenting mental illness appear to be key differentiating features. Implications for public health: Understanding completed suicide is an important step towards prevention, and our results suggest a need for developmentally and sex‐specific suicide prevention strategies. |
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