Mental Health Problems In Childhood May Predict Later Suicide Attempts In Males.
This study shows the importance to screen, detect and treat childhood disorders to prevent suicide among males. It is found that males are unlikely to seek mental health services during adolescence.
“The main finding of our study is that severe suicidality in adolescence and early adulthood has different childhood trajectories among males and females,” the authors write. “The present study shows that among males severe suicidality (i.e., completed suicide or serious, life-threatening attempts) shows a pathway of persistence throughout the life cycle, starting in early childhood. Four out of five of these males showed a high level of psychiatric symptoms at the age of 8 years.”
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