АШУҮИС, АУС, Сэтгэцийн эрүүл мэндийн тэнхим
Each suicide is a personal tragedy that prematurely takes the life of an individual and has a continuing ripple effect, dramatically affecting the lives of families, friends and communities.Suicidal behavior may be seen in all agegroups, but its incidence among young peopleand adolescentshas increased in recent years. Suicide was the second leading cause of death among 15-29 year olds, globally. WHO Adolescent Health Report disclose that major depression leads teenage boys and girls aged 10-19 to disability, and total 1.2 million teenagers were died due to the three leading causes of adolescent’s death such as road traffic accidents, HIV, and suicidal behavior. In Mongolia, up to now, a comprehensive study for defining prevalence, incidence, causes and influencing factors of fatal and non-fatal suicide cases among teenagers has not yet been conducted. Media broadcast shows increase in fatal and non-fatal suicidal behavior lately in Mongolia’s society which worries the public. According to study results Global School based Student Health Survey 2013, 23 % of total 5393 students aged 12-17 were seriously considered attempt suicidal behavior; 9.6% were did attempt suicidal behavior in the past one year, girls attempts were more than boys as reported. Thus social mental health disturbance require comprehensive study to identifyfatal and nonfatal suicidal behavior causes and pathways among adolescents. There’s necessity to plan care service in the near future.
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