Context American Indians and Alaska Natives have the highest suicide rates of all ethnic
groups in the United States, and suicide is the second leading cause of death for American …

This study examined differences in three major risk areas associated with suicidality
(suicidal ideation and suicide attempts) separately by gender: 1) substance use, 2) …

This article discusses the definition and classification of suicidal behaviors and reviews the
epidemiologic, psychiatric, psychosocial, and biologic risk factors associated with …

In this study we inquire whether children and adolescents with suicidal ideation can be
differentiated from children who attempt suicide on the basis of clinical symptoms or social …

Suicide is now the third leading cause of death among adolescents in the United States, and
some studies suggest that as many as 75 percent of all teenagers have considered killing …

Background: Few psychosocial risk factors for completed suicide in children and
adolescents have been studied systematically. The present study was designed to examine …

The interrelationships of depression and suicide with adolescent drug use, delinquency,
eating disorders, and the risk factors for these different problems were investigated among …

This paper reports a controlled, long-term followup study of adolescent suicide attempters,
using as controls carefully matched youngsters hospitalized for psychiatric illness. Analysis …

This chapter provides a review of current empirical information about the characteristics of
childhood and adolescent suicidal behavior, including risk and protective factors …

The prevalence of suicidal ideation and attempts varies considerably depending on (a) who
the reporters are for youth suicidality,(b) the degree of retrospection required, and (c) the …