MedPage Today July 30, 2024
— Two studies showed significant trends in youth suicide rates
In two cross-sectional studies, researchers found a significant increase in suicide rates among preteens in the U.S., while more than half of adolescents who died by suicide did not have a prior documented mental health diagnosis.
Among U.S. preteens ages 8 to 12 years, suicide rates significantly increased by 8.2% annually from 2008 to 2022, after a downward trend until 2007, according to Donna A. Ruch, PhD, of Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and co-authors.
The overall suicide rate during that time period (5.71 per 1 million) also represented a significant increase over the rate from 2001 to 2007 (3.34 per 1 million), for an incidence rate ratio (IRR)...
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