Ontario Child Health Study: suicidal behavior in youth age 12-16 years
American Journal of PsychiatryPublished 1 November 1988
Russell T. Joffe, David R. Offord, M H Boyle
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Suicidal behavior in youth appeared to be related to psychiatric disorder in general as well as to family dysfunction and parental arrest.
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The authors report on the prevalence and correlates of suicidal behavior in youth age 12-16 years. The data, from a community prevalence survey, show that 5%-10% of the male and 10%-20% of the female youth reported suicidal behavior within a 6-month period. Suicidal behavior in youth appeared to be related to psychiatric disorder in general as well as to family dysfunction and parental arrest.
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