Youth Suicide: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

• NCJ Number: 115582
• Journal: Adolescence Volume: 23 Issue: 92 Dated: (Winter 1988) Pages: 955-958
• Author(s): D Lester
• Date Published: 1988
• Length: 4 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Survey (Cross-Cultural)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
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Annotation

Changes in the suicide rate of teenagers and young adults internationally from 1970 to 1980 were examined.

Abstract

Twenty-three nations experienced an increase (with Norway experiencing the largest percentage increase), while six experienced a decrease. Unlike general suicide rates, teenage suicide rates were not related to the quality of life in the nations surveyed. (Author abstract)