Frankie Cordeira Jr.

Description: Suicide Increasingly Common in Children's Hospitals... NASHVILLE With depression and anxiety rates rapidly increasing among younger individuals there has also been a concurrent dramatic increase in hospitalizations due to thoughts of suicideand self-harm a new study finds. Researchers at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee looked at data from 32 childrens hospitals across the U.S. identifying inpatient and emergency visits between 2008 and 2015 by those between the ages of five and 17. A new study finds that the number of cases of children being hospitalized due to suicidal thoughts or self-harm has risen dramatically since 2008. Narrowing down their focus on diagnoses of suicidality and self-harm in these institutions the researchers found that these types of visits had more than doubled over the period examined: from 0.67 percent of total visits in 2008 to 1.79 percent of total visits in 2015.More than 118000 hospitalizations were reported as a result of suicidal inclinations. A slight majority of patients who demonstrated suicidal thoughts or actions were between the ages of 15 and 17 (59631 visits) while an additional 37 percent (43682) were found to be between the ages of 12 and 14. Children between the ages of 5 and 11 still represented an alarming level of hospitalizations with 12.7 percent or 15050 visits recorded. LIKE STUDIES? FOLLOW STUDYFINDS.ORG ON FACEBOOK! Although every age group examined saw an increase in suicidal ideations the most substantial increases were seen in older children sayslead author Dr. Gregory Plemmons. The surge was especially seen in 15- to 17-year-olds with an average annual increase of 0.27 percent being diagnosed with suicidal tendencies. It was far lower but still measurable for 5- to 11-year-olds who saw a 0.02 percent annual increase. Plemmons who notes that this studys results echo recent findings by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention implores for more research to understand factors contributing to these alarming trends in a press release issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Interestingly the study also found that there was seasonal variation in the incidence of suicide and self-harm cases: namely the fewest occurred during the summer months while the most happened during spring and fall. The studys findings were presented May 7 at the 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in San Francisco.
By Frankie Cordeira Jr.
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