This paper reports a controlled, long-term followup study of adolescent suicide attempters, using as controls carefully matched youngsters hospitalized for psychiatric illness. Analysis of variables relating to pre-hospital behavior and post-hospital adjustment indicates that the distinguishing characteristics of suicide a/tempters are fewer than might be expected from the literature.

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WHIG'TI' AIR IE'E.LOi'MENT ('ENTER AI itRESEAIRCHI ANDI) E\ ELOPMENT COMMANI) UNITEI) STATES Alit FORCE \VRmGIwT-vATTFElHSN Alit FORC~tE BASE. 0)1410 t'sr 1 .itqr Ij'a.no w I'ni 1", "-grmKi1d 0 'Sal-,,*..n.t 14V. FOREWORD This report was jirepar.-d by the Anthropology Sectiob. Biophysics Branc.h. .ýero Medical Laboratory, Wright AMr Development Center. under Project JI14. iask 71727, entitled. "Biokinematics and Workspace". The analysis of the data was carried out by Antioch College order Contract No-i (OO•-3O.. MA. Ernanue]k iaitzated the study and Mr. Truett carried out the statisticau phases of the work. Many people aided materially in the execution of the study and the producticon of the report. Dr. Wilfrid T. Dempster, on whose work this study is based, provided valuable advice. Mr. H. T. E. Hnrtzberg. Chief of the Anthropology Section. critically revxewed the mantuscript and contributed many constructive .iggestbons. The illustrations were done by Mrs. Cleona Allen and Miss &Drothy E)%%er.-nd Lt. Glenn Aller. served as the model. Mr. Edmund Cv.ircl:.3-of Antioch CoUege provided advice on statistical matters.-rne ph% .cal)reparation of the report was done by Mr. Horace B. Clar',-f .i e Anthropology Section.