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SUICIDE AND
RELATED PROBLEMS
IN ADOLESCENCE
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EPIDEMIOLOGY
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LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH
IN 15- TO 19-YEAR-OLDS

— U N I T E D   S T A T E S,  2001 —
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SUICIDE METHODS:
CHILDREN AND OTHERS

— %   O F   A L L   S U I C I D E S,  U N I T E D   S T A T E S,  2000 —
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SUICIDE RATES BY RACE PER
100,000 LIVING POPULATION

— U N I T E D   S T A T E S ,   A L L   A G E S, 2001 —
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SUICIDE RATES
DURING ADOLESCENCE

— U N I T E D   S T A T E S ,   A G E S  10–24, 2001 —
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TEEN SUICIDE RATES IN COUNTRIES WITH EFFECTIVE REPORTING

— M A L E S   A G E   15–19 —
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TEEN SUICIDE RATES IN COUNTRIES WITH EFFECTIVE REPORTING

— F E M A L E S   A G E   15–19 —
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FREQUENCY OF SUICIDAL IDEATION AND ATTEMPTS

— U.S. HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS, AGE 15–19, YRBS ——

(2001, N=13,601)
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TEEN ATTEMPTERS
ATTEMPTS PER YEAR

(2001, YRBS, N=13,601)
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HOW ARE SUICIDAL ADOLESCENTS EXCLUDED
FROM PSYCHOPHARM STUDIES?
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20TH-CENTURY - CHANGES IN YOUTH SUICIDE RATES

— U N I T E D   S T A T E S ,  A G E S   15–24 —
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CAUSES OF SUICIDE
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MOST COMMON 
DIAGNOSES IN TEEN SUICIDESS
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SUICIDALITY IN DEPRESSED CHILDREN AND TEENS
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HOW SUICIDES OCCUR

— P A T H W A Y S   T O   A N D   F R O M   I D E A T I O N —
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CHANGING RATES
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20TH-CENTURY - CHANGES IN YOUTH SUICIDE RATES

— U N I T E D   S T A T E S ,  A G E S   15–24 —
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TEEN SUICIDE RATES IN INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS

— M A L E S   15–24,   1988–2001 —
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POSSIBLE REASONS FOR DECLINING SUICIDE RATES 1
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POSSIBLE REASONS FOR DECLINING SUICIDE RATES 2
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POSSIBLE REASONS FOR DECLINING SUICIDE RATES 3
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TREATMENT CONSIDERATIONS
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EFFECTIVE TREATMENT OF
SUICIDE ATTEMPTERS

— M E T A - A N A L Y S I S   O F   2 3   R C T s —

Outcome = Repeated Attempts
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TEENS WHO
SUICIDE RECEIVE LESS TREATMENT THAN ADULTS
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DEPRESSED TEENS WHO
COMMIT SUICIDE DO NOT
TAKE THEIR MEDICATIONS

— U T A H   Y O U T H   S U I C I D E   S T U D Y,   N = 49 —
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