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Are Suicidal Phenomena in Children Different to Suicidal Phenomena in Adolescents? A Six‐Year Review
Author(s) -
Sarkar Manas,
Byrne Patricia,
Power Lorna,
Fitzpatrick Carol,
Anglim Margo,
Boylan Carole,
Morgan Sophia
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
child and adolescent mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1475-3588
pISSN - 1475-357X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2010.00567.x
Subject(s) - suicidal behavior , suicide prevention , harm , medicine , injury prevention , psychology , poison control , pediatrics , psychiatry , clinical psychology , medical emergency , social psychology
Background: There has been little published about the nature and frequency of suicidal phenomena in children compared to that of adolescents. Method: Standardised information on all presentations with suicidal phenomena to the Children’s University Hospital, Dublin from 2002 to 2008 were retrospectively analysed from a centralised database. Results: During the time period of the study, 401 young people presented for assessment, of whom 21.9% ( N = 88) were under 12 years of age. Children differed from adolescents in terms of gender distribution, method of self‐harm, and risk factors present. Conclusion: Children under 12 are capable of displaying suicidal phenomena and differ considerably to adolescents in this regard.