Sex differences in suicides among children and youth: The potential impact of help-seeking behaviour

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 274-282

  Rhodes, Anne E ^a,b,c   Khan, Saba ^c   Boyle, Michael H ^d   Tonmyr, Lil ^e   Wekerle, Christine ^d   Goodman, Deborah ^f   Bethell, Jennifer ^a   Leslie, Bruce ^g   Lu, Hong ^c   Manion, Ian ^h  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^f Children's Aid Society of Toronto   (Canada)

^g Quality Assurance and Outcomes Measurement   (Canada)

^h Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Mental health services; Sex distribution; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHIATRIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE;

EID: 84878267543     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371305800504     Document Type: Article

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