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To learn about risk for suicide attempt in children versus adolescents and subsequent outcomes in adulthood, investigators analyzed data from a U.S. epidemiological study that included in-person interviews of 34,653 adults. A first suicide attempt was made by 104 participants at age <13 years and by 415 at ages 13 to 17. Mean age of attempters at interviews was 36; >70% were women.
Before the first suicide attempt, children had higher rates of physical and sexual abuse, whereas adolescents were more likely to sustain major depression. In adulthood, the younger-attempt group had higher rates of mania/hypomania and panic disorders and worse social function than the older-attempt group. Multiple suicide attempts were more frequent among childre…