–and Children Despair

In this article from EM, January 1972, the author advises physicians children & adolescents who have overdosed to arrange for a family consultation as soon as is possible. Children over 6 years of age may make true suicide attempts, according to information from 50 poison centes in the U.S. & abroad. An overdose may be the end-stage of long-standing problems faced by the child. (NBB)