Are young female suicides increasing? A comparison of sex-specific rates and characteristics of youth suicides in Australia over 2004-2014

• Hauptverfasser: Nina Stefanac (Verfasst von), Sarah Hetrick (Verfasst von), Carol Hulbert (Verfasst von), Matthew J. Spittal (Verfasst von), Katrina Witt (Verfasst von), Jo Robinson (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Australian mortality statistics suggest that young female suicides have increased since 2004 in comparison to young males, a pattern documented across other Western high-income countries. This may indicate a need for more targeted and multifaceted youth suicide prevention efforts...