Hawton K
Oxford University, UK.
Crisis. 1998;19(3):119-24. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910.19.3.119.
Several countries in the Western hemisphere have experienced a marked increase in suicide rates in young males in recent years. This article considers this phenomenon largely from the perspective of the United Kingdom, where rates of suicide in 15-24-year-old males nearly doubled in just over a decade. The possible reasons for this are considered, particularly in the context of relative stability of suicide rates in young females.
