Year: 1974 Source: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, v.44, no.1, (1974), p.43-49 SIEC No: 19831379

The background of ten American Indians who committed suicide before the age of twenty-five are compared statistically with a matched control group from the same tribe. The contrast is significant in at least six variables that point to the greater individual and familial disruption experienced by the suicidal youths. Suggestions for treatment and prevention based on the experience of this tribe are offered.