More US teens attempting suicide by poisoning: Study
The rate of suicide attempts by poisoning among young people in the US has more than doubled in the past decade and more than tripled for girls and young women, according to a new study.
Suicide rates are on the rise in the US among all age groups and demographics, but in recent years, increases have been rising faster among teenagers, especially girls, based on a study published Wednesday by Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
Over the 19-year study period, there were 1.6 million intentional poisoning cases, of which 1.16 million (71%) occurred in girls and young women, according to the findings, published in the Journal of Pediatrics.
Researchers recorded the number of phone calls made to US poison centers between 2000 and 2018 for self-poisoning of children and young adults ages 10 to 24 that were believed to be suicide attempts.
"It's not just that there's more attempts, it's also the outcomes; the severity is increasing, as well," said Henry Spiller, director of the Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital and lead author of the study.
The percentage of suicide attempts that were severe and required medical intervention also increased during the study period.
One reason for the increase in depression and suicidal behaviors may be more stress and pressure on children, said Dr. Gene Beresin, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, who was not involved in the study.
Another reason may be the rise of social media and increasing rates of cyberbullying that have come with it, Beresin said.
Suicide rates increased by about 25 percent across the United States since 1999, with about 45,000 people dying from suicides in 2016 alone, according to research by the US government.
The US suicide rate increased in every state between 1999 and 2016 and firearms were the most common method used by people to take their own lives, according to the report released last year by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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