Year: 2007 Source: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, v.52, no.10, (October 2007), p.666-674 SIEC No: 20080139

Associations between health risk behaviours & suicide ideation & attempts in Canadian adolescents aged 12-13 years were examined. A nationally representative sample of 2090 adolescents was studied. All health risk behaviours (disruptive, sexual & substance use) were common among male & female adolescents. In unadjusted models, almost all health risk behaviours were associated with suicide ideation & attempts among males. All health risk behaviours were statistically associated with suicide ideation & attempts in females in unadjusted models. (16 refs.)