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Sex Differences in Adolescent Suicides in Norway, 1990–1992
Author(s) -
Grøholt Berit,
Ekeberg Øivind,
Wichstrøm Lars,
Haldorsen Tor
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1943-278x.1999.tb00525.x
Subject(s) - medicine , suicide rates , suicide prevention , demography , suicide methods , poison control , injury prevention , psychiatry , occupational safety and health , psychology , medical emergency , pathology , sociology
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 ).