Krupinski J, Tiller J W, Burrows G D, Hallenstein H
Department of Psychological, Monash University, Vic.
Med J Aust. 1994 Feb 7;160(3):113-6.
To determine the trends in youth suicide in Victoria and Australia as a whole, and their relation to youth unemployment.
We used Australian Bureau of Statistics data to analyse suicide trends between 1907 and 1990 in young people aged 15-24 years and made an in-depth study of youth suicides between 1980 and 1990, for which computerised data are available.
There has been a steady increase in youth suicide both in Victoria and Australia as a whole since 1960 in males but not females. There were significant differences in age, sex and area of residence in both the rate and the method of suicide. The increase in youth suicide was not associated with the rise in unemployment. Male (not female) suicide rates were higher in non-metropolitan areas and areas of high youth unemployment. The reasons for the increase in youth suicide remain obscure.
There is a need for a prospective in-depth study to determine factors in the aetiology of youth suicide, with particular reference to possible areas for prevention.
确定维多利亚州及整个澳大利亚青年自杀的趋势，以及它们与青年失业的关系。
我们利用澳大利亚统计局的数据，分析了1907年至1990年15至24岁年轻人的自杀趋势，并对1980年至1990年有计算机化数据的青年自杀情况进行了深入研究。
自1960年以来，维多利亚州及整个澳大利亚的青年自杀率在男性中呈稳步上升趋势，女性则不然。自杀率和自杀方式在年龄、性别和居住地区方面存在显著差异。青年自杀率的上升与失业率的上升无关。非大都市地区和青年失业率高的地区男性（而非女性）自杀率更高。青年自杀率上升的原因仍不清楚。
需要进行前瞻性深入研究，以确定青年自杀病因中的因素，尤其要参考可能的预防领域。
