Researchers from University of North Carolina, Duke University and Lehman College in New York analyzed data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to determine risk. Of the adolescents polled in 2009, 14 percent polled had seriously considered suicide and 6 percent attempted it.
The study shows like their adults counterparts, adolescents are more likely to contemplate suicide if they experience chronic pain.
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