@article{ref1,
title="Suicidal behaviors in the child and adolescent population seen in a pediatric hospital",
journal="Revista Española de Pediatría",
year="2003",
author="Curcoy Barcenilla, A. and Alda Díez, J.A. and García García, J.J. and Pérez-Simó, R. and Luaces Cubells, C. and Pou Fernández, J.",
volume="59",
number="6",
pages="512-514",
abstract="Introduction. In the last years attempted suicide is currently a significant problem among the teenage population, be coming an important health problem. Nowaday it is one of the most frequent cause of visit into a pysichiatric emergency departament and it represents 40% of there total hospitalization in this units. Material and methods. Retrospective and descriptive study of patients visited because of suicide attemp in our emergency departament from January to Agoust 2000. <br><br>RESULTS. Seventy one patients with attempted suicide were visit in emergency departament. The mean age was 15,5 years; 65 patients (91%) were female. The most common method was voluntary intoxication in 57 patients (80%). 79% have a prior Psychiatric evaluation and 24 patients (34%) have a prior suicide attempt. Recent stressful life events is the most frequent precipitator for attempting suicide in 39 patients (54,6%). 34 patients (48%) required admission to the hospital. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS. Attempted suicide is a significant problem among the teenage population, especially among teenage girls and those with prior suicide attempt. We recomended hospitalitation for a minimum of 24 hours to prevent the future attempts.<p /><p>Language: es</p>",
language="es",
issn="0034-947X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}