Citation

Sarkar M, Byrne P, Power L, Fitzpatrick C, Anglim M, Boylan C, Morgan S. Child Adolesc. Ment. Health 2010; 15(4): 197-203.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1475-3588.2010.00567.x

PMID

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Abstract

Background: There has been little published about the nature and frequency of suicidal phenomena in children compared to that of adolescents.

Method: Standardised information on all presentations with suicidal phenomena to the Children’s University Hospital, Dublin from 2002 to 2008 were retrospectively analysed from a centralised database.

Results: During the time period of the study, 401 young people presented for assessment, of whom 21.9% (N = 88) were under 12 years of age. Children differed from adolescents in terms of gender distribution, method of self‐harm, and risk factors present.

Conclusion: Children under 12 are capable of displaying suicidal phenomena and differ considerably to adolescents in this regard.