Study on Suicides Committed by Adolescents in Upper Austria Covering a Period of Three Years

Our study covers 47 suicides of adolescents in Upper Austria committed in the years 1977, 1978, & 1979. Apart from the analysis of the psychodynamics & the circumstances immediately preceding the suicide we tried to examine the effects on the relatives. We visited & interviewed the families about one year after the suicide or later, using a questionnaire for our inquiry.