Suicide Risk Among Urban Children Sean Joe, Andrae Banks, and Rhonda Belue (2016) Highlights Ethnic group identity or categorization of human beings is not a good indicator of suicide risk. Children under 12 should be examined similarly for suicide risk regardless of age. Screen all urban children at PES expressing symptoms of intentions to self-harm […]
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Suicide Risk Among Urban Children
Objective: This study examines how socio-demographic and clinical characteristics influence suicide risk among a large, urban sample of children (ages 12 and younger) receiving Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES). Methods: Bivariate and binomial logistic regression analyses were employed to analyze data for a sample of 951 urban children presenting for pediatric PES. Results: Approximately 17.2% of […]
Suicide Risk Among Urban Children
Objective: This study examines how socio-demographic and clinical characteristics influence suicide risk among a large, urban sample of children (ages 12 and younger) receiving Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES). Methods: Bivariate and binomial logistic regression analyses were employed to analyze data for a sample of 951 urban children presenting for pediatric PES. Results: Approximately 17.2% of patients presented […]