@article{ref1,
title="Suicidal behaviours in a population-based sample of French youth",
journal="Canadian journal of psychiatry, The",
year="2007",
author="Fedorowicz, Valerie J. and Fombonne, Eric",
volume="52",
number="12",
pages="772-779",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence of suicidal ideation and behaviours in a large, representative sample of French youth and to evaluate age and sex correlates. METHOD: We surveyed a large (n = 1106) cohort of French adolescents and young adults, aged 15 to 26 years and diversified throughout France, using a mailed-in self-report questionnaire. RESULTS: Lifetime prevalence rates for suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts were 47.2%, 14.8%, and 5.7%, respectively. Rates for female youth were higher than for male youth across the entire spectrum of suicide-related outcomes. Rates generally increased between the ages of 15 and 20 years and decreased after age 21. CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that suicidal thoughts and behaviours are widespread phenomena among adolescents and constitute a major public health issue.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0706-7437",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}