Context Although suicide is the third leading cause of death among US adolescents, little is
known about the prevalence, correlates, or treatment of its immediate precursors, adolescent
suicidal behaviors (ie, suicide ideation, plans, and attempts). Objectives To estimate the
lifetime prevalence of suicidal behaviors among US adolescents and the associations of
retrospectively reported, temporally primary DSM-IV disorders with the subsequent onset of
suicidal behaviors. Design Dual-frame national sample of adolescents from the National …