title: Youth suicide: a cross-cultural perspective.
abstract: Changes in the suicide rate of teenagers and young adults internationally from 1970 to 1980 were examined. Twenty-three nations experienced an increase (with Norway experiencing the largest percentage increase), while six experienced a decrease. Unlike general suicide rates, teenage suicide rates were not related to the quality of life in the nations surveyed.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Program, Stockton State College, Pomona, New Jersey 08240.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D013405:Suicide / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States