Childhood suicide: a report of four cases.
A study of childhood suicide in individuals aged twelve years or less was performed on the case files of the Office of the Medical Examiner of Metropolitan Dade County in Miami, FL, over the eight-year period from 1977 to the present. Four cases were collected; these are presented in some detail. A discussion then ensues along with a review of pertinent literature concerning this phenomenon.
D001237:Asphyxia / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013405:Suicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000473:pathology