Why is suicide the leading killer of older adolescent girls?

Lancet. 2015 Nov 21;386(10008):2031-2032. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01019-3. Epub 2015 Nov 20.

Authors

Suzanne Petroni¹, Vikram Patel², George Patton³

Affiliations

¹ Gender, Population and Development, International Center for Research on Women, Washington, DC 20036, USA. Electronic address: spetroni@icrw.org.
² Centre for Global Mental Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK; Centre for Chronic Conditions and Injuries, Public Health Foundation of India, Gurgaon, India.
³ Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

PMID: 26700380
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01019-3

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Cause of Death*
Female
Global Health*
Humans
Intimate Partner Violence / psychology
Intimate Partner Violence / statistics & numerical data*
Marriage / psychology
Marriage / statistics & numerical data
Pregnancy
Pregnancy in Adolescence / psychology
Pregnancy in Adolescence / statistics & numerical data
Sex Offenses / psychology
Sex Offenses / statistics & numerical data*
Suicide / psychology
Suicide / statistics & numerical data*
Young Adult

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