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15/08/2012
Child Suicide Rate Increases
Suicide in children is traditionally very rare but a new study has found that the rates have increased.
The study in the Irish Medical Journal contains the first examination of suicide rates here for under eighteen.
It found that per 100,000 rates have increased from 9.3 to 13.5 in males and 2.4 to 5.1 in females over the last two decades.
The periods examined were 1993-98 and 2003-2008 and found that the rise in suicide is seen most in 15 to 17-year-olds, with those under 15 remaining static.
The authors say that while the number and rate of suicide deaths in childhood have increased across the decades, the trend is not statistically significant and a similar increase has been reported in other countries.
The authors have however called for better health services in the areas of bereavement support, early education and intervention.
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The study in the Irish Medical Journal contains the first examination of suicide rates here for under eighteen.
It found that per 100,000 rates have increased from 9.3 to 13.5 in males and 2.4 to 5.1 in females over the last two decades.
The periods examined were 1993-98 and 2003-2008 and found that the rise in suicide is seen most in 15 to 17-year-olds, with those under 15 remaining static.
The authors say that while the number and rate of suicide deaths in childhood have increased across the decades, the trend is not statistically significant and a similar increase has been reported in other countries.
The authors have however called for better health services in the areas of bereavement support, early education and intervention.
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