McClure G M
Riverside Mental Health Trust, Charing Cross and Westminister Medical School, Chelsea.
Br J Psychiatry. 1994 Oct;165(4):510-4. doi: 10.1192/bjp.165.4.510.
Following reports of recent increases in adult male suicides in England and Wales, suicide rates for children and adolescents are reviewed.
By using estimated mid-year populations for five-year age bands, the suicide rates for 10-14 year-olds and 15-19 year-olds are calculated between 1960-1990. The same method is used to obtain rates for 'undetermined' death and 'accidental' death by causes comparable to suicide.
The only group to show an increase in suicide rate since the 1970s has been males aged 15-19 years. This increase persists even when 'undetermined' and 'accidental' death rates for causes similar to suicide are examined. The increase is associated with an increase in hanging and self-poisoning with vehicle exhaust gas.
The increase in suicide rate in 15-19 year-old males may indicate increased psychosocial stress, particularly affecting this age/gender group.
在有报道称英格兰和威尔士成年男性自杀率近期上升之后，对儿童和青少年的自杀率进行了审查。
利用五岁年龄组的年中估计人口数，计算了1960年至1990年间10至14岁和15至19岁人群的自杀率。采用相同方法得出与自杀原因类似的“死因不明”死亡和“意外”死亡的发生率。
自20世纪70年代以来，唯一自杀率上升的群体是15至19岁的男性。即使对与自杀原因类似的“死因不明”和“意外”死亡率进行审查，这种上升趋势依然存在。这种上升与上吊和汽车尾气中毒自杀的增加有关。
15至19岁男性自杀率的上升可能表明心理社会压力增加，尤其影响这一年龄/性别群体。
