"More U.S. Teen Girls Are Victims of Suicide Than Thought, Study Finds" - Dennis Thompson
The gender gap in teen suicide is smaller than previously estimated, with more girls dying by suicide each year, a new study contends. Suicide death rates among 10- to 19-year-old girls have been systematically underestimated, while rates among boys have been overestimated, according to the report published in JAMA Network Open. “The new rate model supports other recent studies that have found an increase in suicide among teens, particularly among girls,” said Igor Galynker, MD, PhD, professor of psychiatry at the Icahn school of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He added, “Not only is the suicide rate increasing in the United States, the increase in suicide rate is increasing.”
— Igor Galynker, MD, PhD, Professor, Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Associate Chairman, Psychiatry Research, Mount Sinai Beth Israel
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