Prevalences of lifetime histories of self-cutting and suicidal ideation in Japanese adolescents: differences by age

Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2008 Jun;62(3):362-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2008.01807.x.

Abstract

We examined differences in the prevalence of a lifetime history of self-cutting and suicidal ideation by age among junior and senior high-school students. Histories of self-cutting and suicidal ideation were reported by 9.9% and 40.4% of the students. Among early teens, females were more likely to report suicidal ideation than males, and among late teens, females were more likely than males to report self-cutting.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Age Factors
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Health Surveys
  • Humans
  • Japan
  • Male
  • Self-Injurious Behavior / epidemiology*
  • Self-Injurious Behavior / psychology
  • Sex Factors
  • Students / psychology
  • Students / statistics & numerical data*
  • Suicide, Attempted / psychology
  • Suicide, Attempted / statistics & numerical data*