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Suicide and attempted suicide among Australian children
Author(s) -
Mranzcp R. Kosky.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1982.tb132200.x
Subject(s) - suicide prevention , psychiatry , poison control , injury prevention , incidence (geometry) , medicine , occupational safety and health , human factors and ergonomics , suicide methods , suicide rates , medical emergency , psychology , pediatrics , physics , pathology , optics
We examined Australian figures for suicide and Western Australian figures for attempted suicide of children up to 14 years of age. The proportions of children threatening or attempting suicide among referrals to child psychiatry outpatient clinics and among those admitted to a child psychiatry hospital are estimated. These figures provide some indication of the incidence and nature of suicidal behaviour among Australian children. There is a strong possibility the rates of suicide and attempted suicide among children are considerably underestimated. Attempted suicide in children is very serious.