PSY 245 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Cognitive Therapy, Ten Sessions, Conduct Disorder
4 Dec 2020
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Suicide attempts are most common in people between 18 and 24. Suicide rates among canadian adolescents have doubles over the past 30 years. Suicide remains the second leading cause of death for young canadians, second only to motor vehicle accidents. Suicide accounts for 24% of all deaths among 15- to 24-year olds and 16% among. Among high school students the rates of self-reported suicide attempts is an alarming 10% with about twice as many students reporting that they have seriously considered it. Among make adolescents who had attempted suicide nearly 9% completed suicide within five years, the comparable rates for girls were 1-4% 10% of college students had seriously contemplated suicide in the past year and that most of these had some sort of plan. 1-13% percent of adolescent suicides occur as a result of contagion factors. 505 of suicidal canadian adolescents and young adults do not use mental health services such as counseling.
