Psychosocial Factors and Suicidal Behaviour in Adolescents

Suicides as well as suicidal behaviours are considered to be one of the main health problems in the world, rated as the second most common cause of death among young people globally and the 15th leading cause of death worldwide among all populations (World Health Organization, 2012). According to statistical data and epidemiological reports, in Europe suicide is the second leading cause of death among people 15 to 29 years old (Blum & Nelson-Mmari, 2004), while in a study by Kokkevi, Rotsika, Arapaki, and Richardson (2011) among Greek adolescents throughout a period of 23 years (1984–2007), self-reported suicide attempts doubled in prevalence from 7.0% to 13.4%.