Citation

Moreira FMD, Aguiar IGCM, Fonseca ML, Pangaio NMS, Fernandes MGR. Adolesc. Saude 2016; 13(1): 84-87.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Editorarte Projetos de Comunicação e Editora)

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To report on a teen suicide pact between two teenage girls and its integration with the literature. Case Description: Two friends (13 and 14 years old) were referred to the Urgent Care Unit (UCU), Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Oporto, Portugal, after attempting double suicide through deliberately ingesting several drugs at the home of one of them. Comments: Suicide pacts in early adolescence seem to be very different from those involving adults: less well prepared, they are consequently less lethal, usually agreed between same-gender friends with similar life stories. In this case study, there was no evidence of family disruptions or maternal deprivation in childhood, as suggested earlier. Future investigations are needed to confirm the characteristics of teen suicide pacts, defining risk factors and seeking more effective prevention. © 2016, Nucleo de Estudos da Saude do Adolescente, All rights reserved.

Language: pt

Keywords

Adolescent; Suicide; Death; Attempted