Brief report: classification of adolescent suicide and risk-taking deaths.
This study examined the suicide and risk-taking deaths of adolescents aged 12-17 years between January 1996 and December 2000. The methodology consisted of a case file review of government records. One hundred and eighty-seven adolescents (133 males, 54 females) died by suicide and risk-taking and could be classified into three distinct groups: deaths resulting from (1) enduring difficulties (124), (2) pivotal life events (26), and (3) adolescent experimentation (28). Avenues for the prevention of further suicide and risk-taking deaths are discussed.
Sankey
Melissa
M
NSW Commission for Children and Young People, Sydney, Australia. kids@kids.nsw.gov.au
Lawrence
Ruth
R
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002965:Classification; D003643:Death; D003644:Death Certificates; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009517:New South Wales; D012309:Risk-Taking; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*