Bode-Jänisch Stefanie, Krüger Anna-Kathrin, Todt Melanie, Germerott Tanja, Hagemeier Lars
Aus dem Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover.
Arch Kriminol. 2011 Jan-Feb;227(1-2):33-42.
Suicides among children and youths are tragic events. The suicide cases of children, youths and young adults examined between 1995 and 2009 at the Institute of Legal Medicine of the Hanover Medical School were retrospectively analyzed. Altogether, 54 suicides among children, youths and young adults (37 males, 17 females; median age 17.5 years) were evaluated. The suicide victims were predominantly male (68.5%). The vast majority used "hard" methods such as hanging, jumping from a height or being run over by a train. In seven cases (13.0%) psychiatric disorders were known. Seven victims (13.0%) left a suicide note. Suicide was most frequently (40.7%) committed in the open air (40.7%). In addition, the evaluation shows that at the time of committing suicide more than 40% of the youths and adolescents, in whom a chemical toxicological examination was performed, were under the influence of alcohol, medical and/or illegal drugs.
儿童和青少年自杀是悲剧性事件。对1995年至2009年间在汉诺威医学院法医学研究所检查的儿童、青少年和青年自杀案例进行了回顾性分析。总共评估了54例儿童、青少年和青年自杀案例（37名男性，17名女性；中位年龄17.5岁）。自杀受害者以男性为主（68.5%）。绝大多数人使用“强硬”手段，如上吊、跳楼或被火车碾压。7例（13.0%）已知患有精神疾病。7名受害者（13.0%）留下了遗书。自杀最常发生在露天环境（40.7%）。此外，评估显示，在进行化学毒理学检查的青少年中，超过40%在自杀时受到酒精、医用和/或非法药物的影响。
