Yeon Jung Lee, Yong-Sil Kweon, Yun Hyong Kang, Kyung Hee Yoon, Mi-Sun Lee, Soo-Young Bhang, Hyun Ju Hong
BACKGROUND: In South Korea, the leading cause of youth death has been suicide for about 20 years. In this study, we conducted a multi-method psychological autopsy to identify the psychiatric diagnosis, developmental history, personality traits, family history, school life, warning signs of suicide, and risk factors related to suicide for the first time in Korea. METHODS: This was a postmortem, retrospective, and descriptive study of 36 adolescents who died by suicide between August 2015 and July 2021 in South Korea...
March 25, 2024: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health