Suicidal behaviours in a population-based sample of French youth

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 772-779

  Fedorowicz, Valérie J ^a   Fombonne, Eric ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Age trend; Epidemiology; Gender; Prevalence; Sex; Suicidal gesture; Suicidal ideation; Suicide; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 37749040902     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370705201204     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Pelkonen M, Marttunen M. Child and adolescent suicide: epidemiology, risk factors, and approaches to prevention. Pediatr Drugs. 2003;5:243-265.
2. Arias E, Anderson RN, Kung HC, et al. Deaths: final data for 2001. Natl Vital Stat Rep. 2003;52:1-100.
3. Kochanek KD, Murphy SL, Anderson RN, et al. Deaths: final data for 2002. Natl Vital Stat Rep. 2004;53:1-116.
4. Facy F, Jougla E, Hatton F. Epidemiology of adolescent suicide. Rev Prat. 1998;48:1409-1414.
5. Badeyan G, Parayre C, Mouquet MC, et al. Suicides et tentatives de suicide en France: une tentative de cadrage statistique. DREES No109 [Internet]. 2001 [cited 2005 Nov 1];109(Apr):1- 8. Available from: http://www.sante.gouv. fr/drees/etude-resultat/er-pdf/er109.pdf.
6. Causes of death 2000 [Internet]. Helsinki (FIN): Statistics Finland; 2002 [cited 2007 Aug 28]. Available from: http://www.stat.fi.
7. Hawton K, Fagg J, Platt S, et al. Factors associated with suicide after parasuicide in young people. BMJ. 1993;306:1641-1644.
8. Kessler RC, Berglund P, Borges G, et al. Trends in suicide ideation, plans, gestures, and attempts in the United States, 1990-1992 to 2001-2003. JAMA. 2005;293:2487-2495.
9. King RA, Schwab-Stone M, Flisher AJ, et al. Psychosocial and risk behavior correlates of youth suicide attempts and suicidal ideation. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2001;40:837-846.
10. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth risk behavior surveillance - United States, 2005. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2006 June 9;55(SS-5).
11. Hawton K, Rodham K, Evans E, et al. Deliberate self harm in adolescents: a self-report survey in schools in England. BMJ. 2002;325:1207-1211.
12. Joffe RT, Offord DR, Boyle MH. Ontario Child Health Study: suicidal behavior in youth age 12-16 years. Am J Psychiatry. 1988;145:1420-1423.
13. Bagley C, Bolitho F, Bertrand L. Mental health profiles, suicidal behavior, and community sexual assault in 2112 Canadian adolescents. Crisis. 1995;16:126-131.
14. Breton JJ, Tousignant M, Bergeron L, et al. Informant-specific correlates of suicidal behavior in a community survey of 12- to 14-year-olds. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2002;41:723-730.
15. Cote L, Pronovost J, Ross C. A study of suicidal tendencies in adolescents in the secondary level. Sante Ment Que. 1990;15:29-45.
16. Choquet M, Menke H. Suicidal thoughts during early adolescence: prevalence, associated troubles and help-seeking. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1990;81:170-177.
17. Choquet M, Ledoux S. Adolescents: enquete nationale. Villejuif Cedex (FR): INSERM; 1994.
18. Choquet M, Ledoux S, Hassler C. Alcool, tabac, cannabis et autres drogues illicites parmi les élèves de collège et de lycée. Paris (FR): ESPAD; 1999.
19. Pages F, Arvers P, Hassler C, et al. What are the characteristics of adolescent hospitalized suicide attempters? Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2004;13:151-158.
20. Goldberg M, Leclerc A. Cohorte GAZEL: 20 000 volontaires d'EDF-GDF pour la recherche médicale. Bilan 1989-1993. Vol. 220. Paris (FR): Editions INSERM; 1994. p 7-25.
21. Goldberg M, Chastang JF, Leclerc A, et al. Socioeconomic, demographic, occupational and health factors associated with participation in a long-term epidemiologic survey: a prospective study of the French GAZEL cohort and its target population. Am J Epidemiol. 2001;154:373-384.
22. Fombonne E, Vermeersch S. Children from the GAZEL cohort: II - motive for contact with the medical-educational system by age and sex. Revue d'Epidemiologie et de Santé Publique. 1997;45:107-115.
23. Fombonne E, Vermeersch S. Children of the GAZEL cohort: I - prevalence of contacts with the medico-educational system for psychological reasons, and associated factors. Revue d'Epidemiologie et de Santé Publique. 1997;45:29-40.
24. Galera C, Fombonne E, Chastang JF, et al. Childhood hyperactivity- inattention symptoms and smoking in adolescence. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2005;78:101-108.
25. Renaud J, Chagnon F, Turecki G, et al. Completed suicides in a youth centres population. Can J Psychiatry. 2005;50:690-694.
26. Schmidtke A, Bille-Brahe U, DeLeo D, et al. Attempted suicide in Europe: rates, trends, and sociodemographic characteristics of suicide attempters during the period 1989-1992. Results of the WHO/EURO Multicentre Study on Parasuicide. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1996;93:327-338.
27. Wunderlich U, Bronisch T, Wittchen HU, et al. Gender differences in adolescents and young adults with suicidal behaviour. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2001;104:332-339.
28. Canetto SS, Sakinofsky I. The gender paradox in suicide. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 1998;28:1-23.
29. Beautrais AL. Gender issues in youth suicidal behaviour. Emerg Med. 2002;14:35-42.
30. Trinkoff AM, Anthony JC. Gender differences in initiation of psychotherapeutic medicine use. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1990;81:32-38.
31. Schraufnagel CD, Brumback RA, Harper CR, et al. Affective illness in children and adolescents: patterns of presentation in relation to pubertal maturation and family history. J Child Neurol. 2001;16:553-561.