MEDICAL RECOMMENDATIONS

Suicidal ideation and behaviour

Canadian Paediatric SocietyPediatrics2015Official publication

ASEM documentary overview

Official Canadian Paediatric Society document (2015) on “Suicidal ideation and behaviour”. Suicide is a leading cause of death among Canadian adolescents. The present practice point provides paediatricians and child health professionals with a framework for assessing the adolescent with suicidal thoughts and/or behaviours. The epidemiological context, general considerations and practical suggestions for how to approach the suicidal adolescent are reviewed. Paediatricians can and should screen youth for men.

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