Teenage Suicide

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suicide while 6% reported having make an attempt
themselves.
The above two examples indicates that it is very important for parents,
counselors, or different institutions to become aware of the reasons and
symptons of teenage suicide and to find out possible preventive procedures.
Recently, an examination of suicide rates among Black and White adolescents from
1986 to 1991 was made. It showed that suicide rate among girls of all
ethnicities remained stable. Also, the rate for White boys were pretty much
stabilized; however, the rate for Black and other minority boys increased
significantly. Those increases were more rapid in areas where suicide rates
were historically low. This phenomenon tells that there are various kinds of
reasons for suicide and different types of methods for suicide are also being
used.
During the late 1970s and early 1980s in Oxford, the rate of deliberate
self-poisoning and self-injury in older female teenagers declined, but it
increased again ...

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suicide if they are sexually or
physically molested for a certain period of time. In 1992, data from 352
pregnant adolescents (aged 12-19) were collected, in which 80 acknowledged
having been physically or sexually abused, and 40 admitted to having suicidal
ideation or actions. In 1994, two cases of Italian teenagers who had attempted
suicide were discussed and compared. The suicide attempt of a 17-year old
female is traced to masochistic impulses based on a sense of guilt, while that
of a 18-year old male is explained by a narcissistic neurosis stemming from a
sense of shame.
A panal formed by national medical and educational associations issued a
report in 1993, which painted a ...

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