201) Attempted Suicide in Children.
Author: Vanpen Boonyaprakob
Year: 1983
Source: Journal of The Psychiatric Association of Thailand, Vol. 28, No.1 March 1983. P. 29-42
10 girls and 4 boys who attempted suicide were reported. These children were referred to psychiatric division, Pediatric department, Siriraj Hospital because of over using of pills. The ages were between 7 and 12 years 6 months in which the predominant age were between 10 and 11 years. All children came from large families. Drugs including sleeping pills (3), antipyretic (1), transquilizer (3) and anticonvulsant (2) were mostly used, and 4 of them took insecticides. Only one boy hanged him...