TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Sex differences in adolescent suicides in Norway, 1990-1992
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Haldorsen, Tor
A1  - Wichstrom, Lars
A1  - Ekeberg, O.
A1  - Groholt, Berit
SP  - 295
EP  - 308
VL  - 29
IS  - 4
N2  - All suicides in persons under 20 years in Norway in the time period 1990-1992 (99 males, 30 females) were included in a postmortem case-control study with seven controls for each suicide, focusing on gender differences. Few sex differences between the suicide completers were evident, in spite of the difference in suicide rates (M/F rate ratio = 3.0). Females more often attempted suicide (p = .05), more often wrote farewell notes (p = .03), and used less violent suicide methods (ns). The adjusted risk for suicide related to affective disorders (Female OR = 22,1; Male OR = 24.0, both p = .000) and disruptive disorders (female OR = 14,7, ns; male OR = 5.0, p = .002) differed little, as did the effect of frequent use of alcohol or substances (female OR = 0.4, ns; male OR = 0.4, ns).
LA  - 
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -