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Male Suicide Tracked to Childhood

Female suicides don't reveal problems until after puberty

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(Newser) – Suicidal men are more likely to have had troubled childhoods than their female counterparts, Reuters reports. A new study found that 78% of male subjects who tried to kill themselves by age 24 had serious behavioral problems at age 8, whereas suicidal females usually developed emotional problems after puberty. The findings suggest child problems should be taken seriously and treated, said researchers.

A new study has found a strong link between behavioral problems at age 8 and suicide attempts later in life among male study subjects.
A new study has found a strong link between behavioral problems at age 8 and suicide attempts later in life among male study subjects.   (Shutterstock)
Milwaukee Police Officer Dave Arndt speaks during a suicide awareness seminar last year in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee Police Officer Dave Arndt speaks during a suicide awareness seminar last year in Milwaukee.   (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger)
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The main finding of our study is that severe suicidality in adolescence and early adulthood has different childhood trajectories among males and females.
- Dr. Andre Sourander of Turku University Hospital in Finland

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radnip
Apr 7, 09 4:44 AM CDT
How about men who kill others? Reply
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Derni
Apr 7, 09 5:17 AM CDT
Usually violence is associated with a diffeent part of the brain-you can find studies on violence, sociopaths, killers etc. and brain research online or in many books. Reply
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anchower
Apr 7, 09 8:05 PM CDT
Some people should kill themselves. Reply
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