title: Childhood suicide.
abstract: The taboos surrounding suicide are especially hard to penetrate when the suicide is that of a child. Concerned with presenting a clear picture, the authors discuss the difficulties in recognizing childhood suicide, presuicidal conditions and behaviors, and methods for prevention.
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003643:Death; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D004777:Environment; D005183:Failure to Thrive / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012931:Social Environment; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D000092864:Suicide Prevention