Tonkin R S
J Adolesc Health Care. 1984 Jul;5(3):172-7. doi: 10.1016/s0197-0070(84)80038-8.
All suicides or suspect suicides involving persons under 20 years of age in the Province of British Columbia in 1978 and 1979 were studied. Coroner's files were used to identify 122 cases, of which 11% involved persons under the age of 15 years. Males 15-19 years of age accounted for 80 cases and 52% used a rifle as the means of death; females 15-19 years of age used alcohol and drugs in 54% of all cases. Suicides involving adolescents 15-19 years of age were analyzed by sex, ethnicity, and residence. Native Indians and nonmetropolitan residents were disproportionately represented and were more likely to use a rifle. Females and metropolitan residents were more likely to use methods other than firearms. Alcohol consumption was a feature in 45% of cases, but there was no significant difference between groups based on sex, ethnicity, or residence. Antecedent problems were not identified or recorded in 39% of the male and 31% of the female cases.
对1978年和1979年不列颠哥伦比亚省所有涉及20岁以下人群的自杀或疑似自杀事件进行了研究。通过验尸官档案确定了122起案件，其中11%涉及15岁以下人群。15至19岁的男性有80起案件，其中52%使用步枪作为死亡手段；15至19岁的女性在所有案件中有54%使用了酒精和毒品。对涉及15至19岁青少年的自杀事件按性别、种族和居住地进行了分析。原住民印第安人和非都市居民所占比例过高，且更有可能使用步枪。女性和都市居民更有可能使用枪支以外的方法。45%的案件中有饮酒情况，但按性别、种族或居住地划分的群体之间没有显著差异。39%的男性案件和31%的女性案件中未发现或记录前期问题。
