Sex differences in adolescent suicides in Norway, 1990-1992.
All suicides in persons under 20 years in Norway in the time period 1990-1992 (99 males, 30 females) were included in a postmortem case-control study with seven controls for each suicide, focusing on gender differences. Few sex differences between the suicide completers were evident, in spite of the difference in suicide rates (M/F rate ratio = 3.0). Females more often attempted suicide (p = .05), more often wrote farewell notes (p = .03), and used less violent suicide methods (ns). The adjusted risk for suicide related to affective disorders (Female OR = 22,1; Male OR = 24.0, both p = .000) and disruptive disorders (female OR = 14,7, ns; male OR = 5.0, p = .002) differed little, as did the effect of frequent use of alcohol or substances (female OR = 0.4, ns; male OR = 0.4, ns).
Grøholt
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Department Group of Psychiatry, University of Oslo, Norway.
Ekeberg
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O
Wichstrøm
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L
Haldorsen
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T
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D012309:Risk-Taking; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*