The examination of the data from a sample of 5,302 Finnish children who were born in 1981 finds that bullying at age eight years and later is associated with later suicide attempts and completed suicide for boys but not after controlling for conduct and depression symptoms. For girls, the association is still seen even after controlling for…

In conceptual framework of suicide process, reviews literature on life events and social support in suicide. Concludes that life events play important role in suicide process as risk and precipitating factors and that findings on disintegration of social networks and poor social support indicate lack of protective factors. Discusses implications…

The characteristics of male adolescent suicide victims with (N=84) and without (N=8) diagnosable psychiatric disorder were compared. Psychological autopsy data were collected on all adolescent suicides in one year. Communication of suicidal intent and problems with discipline just before the suicide are among the few clinical warning signs found.…