Suicide in children, adolescents and young adults

Suicide Among Adolescents in Center Tunisia: An 18-Year Autopsy Study

“…This result is similar to that found in a study conducted in Turkey in similar age groups [7]. On the other hand, in the majority of studies, the rate of suicide was reported to be higher among men [19,[26][27][28][29][30]. This finding may be explained by social strains of women in Tunisia.…”

Revisão de literatura sobre suicídio na infância

“…The 2000s were marked by the significant increase of works, which can be justified by the significant hike of consummated suicides in childhood 12,14,[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] . They are case-control and cohort studies; international multi-center studies are developed and there is a technical rigor around the classification of deaths by suicide in children, seeking to gather and discuss aspects of bullying, depression and suicide.…”

“…A study of suicide notes left by children under 14 years of age reported that 61% wrote notes in the days and months preceding suicide, suggesting the challenge of early identification of suicidal behavior in this age group 25 …”

“…Countless studies have found that almost half of the children have recently had disciplinary problems at school 4,13,19,20,[24][25]27,[29][30][31]34,35 . Among the disciplinary problems, 25.3% failed in school grades, 18.3% dropped out of school and 16.3% were suspended from school 24 .…”

“…This data is also persistent in other age groups. Scholars warn that having a firearm at home and leaving home and the child alone should be considered true alerts to relatives 4,6,7,25,40 . In addition, suicide attempts in childhood are one of the most significant risk factors for the repetition of the act in other stages of life 13 .…”