Adolescent Suicide Causes WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Adolescent Suicide Causes
The leading causes of adolescent suicide are depression, drug abuse, sexual identity and family problems. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among adolescents and teenagers. Teen girls and boys are both at risk for suicide. Teen girls are more likely to attempt suicide, but teenage boys are four to five times more likely to die by suicide.1
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- Other causes may include parents divorce, rejection by boyfriend or girlfriend, household financial problems, and problems at school.2
- Suicide is the third leading cause of death in 10 to 14 year olds and 15 to 24 year olds.1
- If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide you should contact a health professional as soon as possible.3
- This OrganizedWisdom quiz may help you identify any warning signs.
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 University of Virginia: What Causes Adolescents to Attempt Suicide?
- ↑ University of Texas: Teen Suicide Causes
- ↑ National Alliance on Mental Illness: Causes of Teen Suicide
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- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Amy Sandhu
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Amy Sandhu
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Causes of Adolescent Suicide, Teen Suicide Causes, Causes of teen suicide
- Last update: Aug. 12, 2009
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