Self-destructive behavior in children and adolescents.
This overview of suicidal behavior of children and adolescents covers aspects of epidemiology and risk factors. The risk factors can be classified as early developmental experiences, expression of affects, and current environmental situations. These risk factors include depression, aggression, parental suicidal behavior, family losses, and family violence and depression.
D000293:Adolescent; D000339:Affect; D000374:Aggression; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000401:mortality; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D002657:Child Development; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000401:mortality; D012306:Risk; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000401:mortality; D013405:Suicide / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence; D000092864:Suicide Prevention