SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS NADINE J KASLOW, PHD, ABPP NKASLOW@EMORY.EDU 2014 APA PRESIDENT

Suicide - death by self injury, intention to die

Note: The terms "Suicide", "Suicide Suicide" and "Suicide Success" are not considered unacceptable and "suicide death" or "suicide death" is recommended.

Attempted suicide: not fatal Spontaneous potential injurious behavior (whether harming or not), intention to die for action

Suicidal thought: From the desire for vague death, to positive suicide ideas with concrete plans and intentions, thoughts of suicide

Suicidal behavior of children and youth 1/2. nadine JKaslow, Ph.D., ABPP. 1 / 2nkaslow@emory.eduï¿¿ 1/22014 APA Chairman

"When is this in danger?" Asked Mr. Nadine Cashlo, former chairman of the American Psychological Association. "When you see these figures, suicide is a public health crisis and they are constantly rising, everywhere.We know that these rates are higher than the numbers actually reported. The high suicide rate in the United States is not a new phenomenon.In 1999, American surgeon David Satcher said that suicide is "an important public health problem" and published a report on the mental health status in the United States. According to the latest data, there were about 30,000 suicides every year.

Over 90% of children and adolescents suicide are suffering from mental illness. However, according to estimates of nationwide family drug abuse household survey, only 36% of children and adolescents with suicidal risk in the previous year received mental health treatment. Suicide is the third most common cause of death among 15 to 24 years of age. 11 Adolescence is a difficult period of development. In addition to the usual developmental problems of puberty, adolescents experiencing anxious symptoms of mental illness may be at higher risk of drug abuse and dependence. 12 Symptoms 13 Serious behavioral problems Are seven times more likely to depend on alcohol or illegal drugs than adolescents with serious or mild behavioral problems.