Leo Sher, M.D.

Our review article, “International trends in male youth suicide and suicidal behavior” has been published in Acta Neuropsychiatrica (1). To our knowledge, our article is the most comprehensive review of global developments in male youth suicidal behavior in the world literature. A summary of our review paper, “International trends in male youth suicide and suicidal behavior” is below:

Objective: Suicide and suicidal behavior strongly contribute to overall male youth mortality. An understanding of worldwide data contextualizes suicide and suicidal behavior in young men within any given country. Method: Members and colleagues of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry’s Task Force on Men’s Mental Health review the relevant data from several regions of the world. The review identifies notable findings across regions of relevance to researchers, policymakers, and clinicians. Results: Male suicide and suicidal behavior in adolescence and emerging adulthood within North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East, Continental Africa, South Asia, East Asia, China, and Oceania share similarities as well as significant points of divergence. Conclusions: International data provide an opportunity to obtain a superior understanding of suicide and suicidal behavior amongst young men.

Reference

1. Rice T, Livshin A, Rihmer Z, Walther A, Bhuiyan M, Boude AB, Chen YY, Gonda X, Grossberg A, Hassan Y, Lafont E, Serafini G, Vickneswaramoorthy A, Shah S, Sher L. International trends in male youth suicide and suicidal behavior. Acta Neuropsychiatr. 2024 Oct 14:1-21. doi: 10.1017/neu.2024.37. Epub ahead of print.