Rethinking Lethality in Youth Suicide Attempts: First Suicide Attempt Outcomes in Youth Ages 10 to 24

摘要

Objective:Although suicide is the second most frequent cause of death in American youth, suicide research has heretofore been confined to convenience samples (1) representing neither psychiatric nor general populations and (2) failing to include individuals dying on first attempts. We sought to address these limitations by assembling a youth cohort followed from first medically recorded attempt (index attempts=IA). We hypothesized this approach would more accurately represent prevalence of completed suicide after attempt and underscore lethality based on method.