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Suicidal behavior in children and adolescents: does a history of trauma predict less severe suicidal attempts?
Neuro endocrinology letters - 1 Mar 2009
Koutek Jirí, Kocourkova Jirina, Hladikova Marie, Hrdlicka Michal
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to identify risk factors and possible predictors of severity of suicidal behavior of children and adolescents. METHODS: Seventy-seven patients (15 boys and 62 girls) aged 15.5+/-1.6 years on average, hospitalized due to a suicidal attempt in the department of pediatric psychiatry, were examined. Structured interviews with patients and their parents were used to clinically...
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