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The British Journal of Psychiatry 144: 134-138 (1984)
© 1984 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Recent trends in suicide amongst the young

GM McClure

Suicide is rare under 14 years but thereafter increases with increasing age, with males predominating. The suicide rate for 15-19 year olds in England and Wales has increased since the nineteen fifties for both males and females, with a recent substantial rise in males. There has also been an increase in the small number of female suicides aged 10-14 years between 1941-50 and 1971-80. In younger age groups there is a higher proportion of undetermined deaths compared with officially recorded suicides, and this category has recently increased disproportionately in the young. The number of deaths by poisoning with solids or liquids recorded as suicide, accidental poisoning or undetermined poisoning has increased markedly in young people, and the relationship between the three groups might repay investigation.


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