Abstract
Youth Suicide Attempts: a Social and Demographic Profile
Beautrais A L~~Joyce P R~~Mulder R T
Using a case control design, 129 young people from Christchurch, New Zealand who had made a serious suicide attempt were compared with 153 randomly selected community controls on a number of social & demographic characteristics. Almost equal numbers of young males & females made medically serious suicide attempts, most by overdose or poisoning. Young people who were less well educated & who were from lower socioeconomic backgrounds had an elevated risk of serious suicide attempts. (26 refs.)