Suicidal behavior in native children and adolescents of Siberia: clinical risk factors

Suicidal mortality indices in native children and adolescents of Siberia are many times higher than average ones for Russian Federation. This demands a thorough analysis of the said social phenomenon to reveal its reasons. Aim of the research. To study the prevalence of psychic disorders in children and adolescents in native populations of Siberia, namely in the Yakuts, the Evens, the Evenks, the Altayans, the Aginsk Buryats and the Tyvins using internationally-recognized standard methods. Subjects and Methods of the Research. The authors examined children and adolescents in the ages from 7 to 15 years, schoolchildren of common schools, rural inhabitants of four national districts of RF: Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Altay Republic, Aginsk Buryatskiy District and Tyva Republic. There were two stages of the examination. On the first stage we performed screening for psychic health in 5208 children and adolescents (1662 Yakuts, Evens and Evenks, 1044 Altayans, 1797 Buryats, 705 Tyvins) implementing M...