Medical News Today
Originally published October 12, 2012
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At the beginning of the 21st century, suicide and suicide attempts by children
and adolescents continue to be a major public health problem, and topical
research and surveys have clearly highlighted suicide as one of the commonest
causes of death among young people.
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Suicide is one of the major causes of death worldwide and suicide rates vary
according to region, sex, age, time, ethnic origin, and, probably, practices of
death registration. Most people who die by suicide have psychiatric disorders,
notably mood, substance-related, anxiety, psychotic, and personality
disorders, with high rates of comorbidity.
Suicidal cognitions and
behaviours can occur both independently and together. Risk of onset of suicidal
ideation increases rapidly during adolescence and young adulthood, and then
stabilizes in early midlife. The prevalence rates in adolescents
cross-nationally are reported to be 19.8.0% for suicide ideation, and 3.1%.8%
for suicide attempts (Nock et al, 2008a).
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