PEDIATRICS Vol. 81 No. 4 April 1988, pp. 526-528
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Attempted Suicide by Insulin Overdose in Insulin-Dependent Diabetic Adolescents

Yifrah Kaminer MD1 and Douglas R. Robbins MD1

1 From the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, and Bradley Hospital, Brown University Program in Medicine, East Providence, Rhode Island

Two cases of attempted suicide by insulin overdose in adolescent girls with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus were observed. It is possible that suicidal insulin overdose in adolescents is more common than reports suggest and that it may often be unrecognized.

Key Words: diabetes mellitus • insulin overdose • suicide • adolescent

Submitted on April 20, 1987
Accepted on June 29, 1987