Prevalence, Onset, and Course of Suicidal Behavior Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Suicidal behavior is a leading cause of death among adolescents and young adults. In light of the ideation-to-action framework, the delineation of frequency and temporal characteristics of such behavior during this developmental period is crucial.

Objectives

To provide lifetime and 12-month prevalence estimates of suicidal behavior, including ideation, plan, and attempt, in adolescents and young adults of the general population, and to provide information about age at onset, temporal characteristics of suicidal behavior, including duration (number of years between onset and last occurrence) and frequency (number of episodes), and transition patterns across suicidal behaviors.

Design, setting, and participants

A cross-sectional epidemiological study was cond

SUBMITTER: Voss C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6824228 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature