Association between attempted suicide and academic performance indicators among middle and high school students in Mexico: results from a national survey

• Main Authors: Ricardo Orozco (Author), Corina Benjet (Author), Guilherme Borges (Author), María Fátima Moneta Arce (Author), Diana Fregoso Ito (Author), Clara Fleiz (Author), Jorge Ameth Villatoro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Students' mental health is associated to academic performance. In high income countries, higher students' grades are related to lower odds of suicidal behaviors, but studies on other indicators of academic performance are more limited, specially in middle income countri...