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8: Suicide and Self-Harm
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Published:May 2023
Tamara Maginot, PhD, Kyung (Kay) Rhee, MD, MSc, MA, FAAP, "Suicide and Self-Harm", Caring for the Hospitalized Child: A Handbook of Inpatient Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Hospital Medicine, Jeffrey C. Gershel, MD, FAAP, Daniel A. Rauch, MD, FAAP, SFHM
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Suicide is the second leading cause of death among 10- to 24-year-olds. Adolescents who experience suicidal ideation (SI), compared to those without SI, are 12 times more likely to attempt suicide by young adulthood. It is estimated that there are 50 suicide attempts for every 1 that is completed. Females are twice as likely to attempt suicide as males, but males are 3 times more likely to succeed because they often choose more violent means of death (eg, guns, suffocation, hanging). There is room for ongoing understanding and prevention given that about 40% of adolescents who die by suicide were...
