The main characteristics of completed suicides of minors in the Republic of Buryatia (based on forensic psychiatric examination)

The article presents the results of retrospective analysis of postmortem acts of complex judicial psychological and psychiatric examination of completed suicides of children and adolescents in the Republic of Buryatia for the period 2012-2016. According to the analysis, the structure of the completed suicides is dominated by male adolescents (15-17 years), living in rural areas, brought up in one-parent family, enrolled in secondary school. In 21.8% of the cases there is family history of suicide and every fifth suicidal child had signs of suicidal behavior earlier (suicidal statements, attempts, interest in the topic of suicide). In most of the available cases, the likely causes of suicide are family conflicts. In addition, the analysis allows to identify the list of missing features that need to be covered in the acts of postmortem examinations of children and adolescents who commit suicide.