Studies have shown that more than 90% of teenagers who try to take their life have a mental
health problem such as depression, manic depression, schizophrenia, or severe …

Suicide in the young is not a new phenomenon. There have been increases in young males
but not young females, and the geographic distribution varies. Although sociological issues …

Presents information about suicide among teenagers in the United States, which has
increased and is a leading cause of death. Factors which can trigger suicide in young …

In Australia, the suicide rate for adolescent males has doubled during the seventies; that for
adolescent girls remains unchanged. For the remainder of the male population the rise is …

Suicide in prepubertal children is rare, and the rates appear stable over time.-By contrast,
the rates of suicide and attempted suicide inolder teenagers have increased appreciably …

There has been a dramatic increase in suicide among adolescent males in the last 20 years.
White males are at the highest risk. For this group, suicide is the second most common …

A group of 108 adolescents who attempted suicide over a two‐year period is described.
Significant factors related to these attempts are presented and discussed. These adolescent …

Supports the need for further research into the prevalence of suicidal behavior in the
population at large and not just in the select group of individuals who seek psychiatric …

Suicide is a concept that most of us have great difficulty just thinking about, and talking about
it is even more difficult. When we do, it is usually in terms of the adult dealing with adult …

Journal of Adolescence i982, 5, 355-366 Suicide in adolescence: some comments on
epidemiology and prevention* FRANQOIS LADAMEt AND OLIVIER JEANNERET+ …