Proceedings

Characteristics of Adolescent Suicides – a Psychological Autopsy Study of Suicides Among 13 to 19 Year Olds in Finland

Aro H M~~Marttunen M J~~et al

Year: 1991 Source: Meeting of the International Association for Suicide Prevention, (16th: 1991: Hamburg), p.830-833 SIEC No: 19960711

This proceeding presents characteristics of 53 adolescents who died by suicide in Finland. The mean age of these adolescents was 17.4 years & the most common method of suicide was firearms, hanging & drug ingestion. Many of the adolescents had: a DSM-III-R diagnosis, attempted suicide previously, & communicated suicidal ideation to friends or family. Implications of these results for suicide prevention & intervention are discussed. (8 refs) (SC)