自杀未遂的儿童和青少年的数量上升,父母应知道这些事_公共英语阅读理解

自杀未遂的儿童和青少年的数量上升,父母应知道这些事

Attempted suicides and suicidal thoughts are on the rise among school-age children and teenagers, according to a new study published in Pediatrics. Based on data from 31 children's hospitals around the country, the percentage of emergency room visits related to suicidal thoughts or attempts more than doubled over an 8-year period-from 0.66% in 2008 to 1.82% in 2017.

《儿科》杂志发表的一项新研究表明：自杀未遂和有自杀念头的学龄儿童和青少年的数量正在上升。基于全国31所儿童医院的数据，我们得知：与自杀念头或自杀未遂相关的急诊事件在8年期间增加了一倍多--从2008年的0.66%涨至2017年的1.82%。

Overall, 115,856 suicide-related encounters were included in the study, nearly two-thirds of which involved girls. Hospitalization rates increased from 2008 to 2017 across all age groups, with the highest increases among 15- to 17-year-olds, followed by 12- to 14-year-olds. Rates increased for both boys and girls, but the spike was higher in girls.

总体而言，研究包含了115856位与自杀相关的受试者，其中近三分之二的受试者为女孩。所有年龄段的住院率在2008至2017年间有所增加，15至17岁的受试者住院率增加最高，其次为12至14岁。男孩、女孩的住院率都有所增长，但女孩的增加率更高。

自杀未遂的儿童和青少年的数量上升,父母应知道这些事1

Lead author Gregory Plemmons, MD, associate professor of clinical pediatrics at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt University, says the idea for the study came from anecdotal evidence they were seeing in their own emergency department.