TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Youth suicide in Australia
JO  - Journal of the Australian Population Association
A1  - Ruzicka, Lado
A1  - Choi, Changho
SP  - 29
EP  - 46
VL  - 16
IS  - 1-2
N2  - This paper reviews the incidence of youth suicide in Australia in comparison with other industrialized countries around the mid-1990s. It focuses on fatal suicides in Australia and records changes in suicide mortality levels and patterns since the 1950s. An attempt is made to estimate the global extent of the problem of suicidal behaviour (suicides plus attempted suicides). The discussion concentrates on the presumed factors associated with the recent epidemic of self-destruction among young Australian males: drug and alcohol abuse, and unemployment. Finally, some of the attempts at prevention of suicidal acts and their effectiveness are reviewed.<p /> 
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SN  - 0814-5725
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF03029453
ID  - ref1
ER  -