An analysis of child deaths by suicide in Queensland Australia, 2004-2012. What are we missing from a  preventative health services perspective?

Oprescu, Florin; Scott‐Parker, Bridie; Dayton, Jeanne

doi:10.5249/jivr.v9i2.837

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“…An increasing suicide rate with age is an expected finding [ 7 , 16 , 25 , 26 ] and can be partly explained by increased social pressure in the upper teenage years [ 12 ] and a higher prevalence of mental health issues among older children [ 25 , 27 ]. Additionally, a low suicide rate in younger children and preteens was suggested to reflect age-related cognitive limitations in understanding the concept of death [ 28 , 29 ] and in practical planning of the suicide act [ 12 ].…”

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“…Previous studies of suicide rate trends and suicide methods in all child (< 18 years) suicides are scarce [6][7][8][9] and lacking from Sweden. Commonly, limited age groups of minors [2,10] or ages including late adolescence (18-19 years) [1,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17] and young adults (22-24 years) [18] have been investigated, but suicides in younger children (< 15 years) were presented only sporadically in official national reports [5].…”

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Child suicides in Sweden, 2000–2018

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Although child mortality is decreasing in Sweden, an increase in suicide rates has been previously observed among children and adolescents collectively. To increase knowledge about trends, demographics, and means in child suicides, data including all child (< 18 years) suicides in Sweden in 2000 through 2018 were retrieved from the Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine. In all, a total of 416 child suicides were found in a 19-year period, accounting for an annual suicide rate of 1.1/100,000 child population. The number of suicides increased with 2.2% by each successive year during the study period (p < 0.001). The mean age in both sexes was 16 years; boys accounted for 55% and girls for 45% of all study cases. The majority of the children who died by suicide (96%) were teenagers (13–17 years old) and suicides in children younger than 10 years were uncommon. Suicide methods were 59% hanging, 20% lying/jumping in front of a moving object, 8% jumping from a height, 7% firearm injury, 4% poisoning, and 2% other methods. Sex differences were significant (p < 0.001) only for firearms being preferably used by boys. The vast majority of firearms used were licensed long-barreled weapons.Conclusion: The number of child suicides in Sweden is relatively low but increasing. Most of the children used a violent and highly lethal method. Prevention of premature mortality is an urgent concern with an emphasis on resolutely reducing the availability of suicide means. What is Known:• Suicide is a significant cause of death globally among children, bringing tragic consequences for young individuals, their family, and the entire society.• Suicide rates and distribution of suicide methods in children differ between countries and settings, but studies of time trends are scarce. What is New:• Increasing number of minors’ suicides and the predominance of violent methods emphasize the importance of prevention strategies tailored for a child population.• Even in a setting of very restrictive firearm laws, firearm suicides in children must not be overlooked.

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Child suicides in Sweden, 2000–2018

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Impact Ofcomparison of the Risk Factors of Korean Adolescent Suicide Residing in High Suicidal Regions Versus Those in Low Suicidal Regions Meteorological Factors on Suicide Attempts and Completed Suicides in Croatia, Osijek-Baranja County

Kim

Hyun

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Psychiat Danub

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Background:The suicide rate of the youth in South Korea has been increasing, and suicide of the youth still has been the most common cause of death since 2007. We aimed to determine the trends and the regional risk factors of youth suicide in South Korea from 2001 to 2010. Subjects and Methods:We used the data from the National Statistical Office to calculate the standardized suicide rates and various regional data including population census, employment, and labor. To calculate the effect of individual risk factors, we used the data from the fourth Korean Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (KYRBWS-VI). Conditional autoregressive model for regional standardized mortality ratio (SMR) using inter-regional spatial information was fitted.Results: Suicide rates of adolescents aged 12 to 18 was from 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2001 and 5.3 per 100,000 in 2010. There were no significant gender difference in suicide rates, however, the number of suicides among adolescents aged 15-18 accounted for four times than those of adolescents ages 12-14. High proportion of late adolescents, higher number of recipients of national basic livelihood, and higher number of adolescents who treated with depression were related to elevated suicide rate of adolescent. Total sleep time of adolescents and regional unemployment rate were negatively associated with the suicide risk of respective regions.Conclusions: Age distribution, economic status, total sleep time, and the number of adolescent patients with depression were different between those in low and in high adolescent suicidal regions in Korea. Our findings suggest that preferential appliance of adolescent suicide prevention program for regions by considering those factors may be important steps to reduce adolescent suicide in Korea.

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An analysis of child deaths by suicide in Queensland Australia, 2004-2012. What are we missing from a preventative health services perspective?

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Child suicides in Sweden, 2000–2018

Child suicides in Sweden, 2000–2018

Impact Ofcomparison of the Risk Factors of Korean Adolescent Suicide Residing in High Suicidal Regions Versus Those in Low Suicidal Regions Meteorological Factors on Suicide Attempts and Completed Suicides in Croatia, Osijek-Baranja County

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