Suicide of the young in Singapore.

This is a study of 137 cases of young suicide aged below 29 occurring in Singapore from years 1969-1976--a period of 8 years. The pattern of young suicide among the different sexes and ethnic groups in Singapore, the suicide letters and the methods of suicide were analysed, studied and discussed. Where pertinent, case histories were illustrated. Suicide in the young in Singapore as in other countries poses as an important psycho-social and medical problem.