Suicidal behavior among serious juvenile offenders



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Am J Psychiatry 1984; 141:286-287
Copyright © 1984 by American Psychiatric Association

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Suicidal behavior among serious juvenile offenders

NE Alessi, M McManus, A Brickman and L Grapentine

Seventy-one incarcerated juvenile offenders were diagnosed according to DSM-III and assessed for suicidal behavior. Subjects diagnosed as having major affective disorders or borderline personality disorders showed the highest degree of suicidal tendency and had made the most serious attempts.

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