title: Suicide in early childhood: a brief review.
abstract: The rate of suicide in the United States among prepubertal children and young adolescents had increased by 120% from 1980 to 1992. From 1992 to the present the rate has decreased slightly by 33%. We address a brief review of the most relevant findings in literature that are related to the risk of suicide. Although the most reported findings were child mood disorder, any type of family distress and family history of suicide attempts, the severity of those does not seem to increase the risk of suicide. However, there were other environmental factors that may influence the risk of suicide, such as the access to firearms. It is critical to detect risk factors and triggers in prepubertal populations in order to reduce the incidence of suicide in this age group and older age groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Neuroscience Division, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA. rochea@childpsych.columbia.edu
authors.forename: Ansley M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Roche
authors.forename: Lucas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giner
authors.forename: Gil
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zalsman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D003071:Cognition; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005192:Family Health; D005389:Firearms; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000639:trends; D013997:Time Factors; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
chemical_list: D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors