Objective: Suicide attempts are important predictors of completed suicide. Adolescents admitted to the emergency room of a large university hospital in Bern after a suicide attempt during the years 2004–2010 were prospectively assessed for methods of ...
Abstract. The use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) like citalopram in the clinical treatment of depressive symptoms in children and adolescents has become increasingly common, although application ...
Adolescent psychiatric inpatients: Parasuicidal symptoms and psychiatric disordersAbstract. In this study 163 of 537 consecutively admitted adolescent psychiatric inpatients were found to have parasuicidal symptoms at admission, half of which consisted ...
Parasuicide in children and adolescentsAbstract. This review focuses on specific aspects of parasuicidal behavior in children and adolescents. Significant risk factors are psychiatric disorders in the child or adolescent as well as a low level of ...
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Resulting From a Suicide Attempt. A Pilot StudyAbstract:Background: First studies suggest that self-performed suicide attempts may cause PTSD symptomatology with surprising frequency. However, the reported ...