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Direct linkPinzon-Perez, Helda; Perez, Miguel A. – American Journal of Health Education, 2001
Surveyed 10th graders from 32 Colombian public schools to examine risk behaviors related to depression and suicide. About 21 percent of respondents expressed suicidal feelings. This transcended to actual plans in 19 percent of respondents, while 16 percent reported at least one attempt in the previous 30 days. Suicidal thoughts and attempts…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Foreign Countries, Grade 10, High School Students
Peer reviewedPerez, Miguel A.; Pinzon-Perez, Helda – Journal of School Health, 2000
Investigated health behaviors practiced by 10th graders in Bogota, Colombia. Data from a modified version of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicated that there was a high use of gateway substances (tobacco and alcohol) among respondents, but lower usage, when compared to U.S. students, of other mind-altering substances such as marijuana,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Drinking, Drug Abuse
