Juvenile delinquency linked to higher suicide risk

Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 06:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Criminality can be an indicator of a higher risk of suicide in young people. A new study from Karolinska Institutet and the National Board of Health and Welfare shows that repeat offenders between the ages of 15 and 19 are three times more likely to commit suicide than young people who have not been convicted for a crime during these years.

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