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Youth in their late teens who live in poor neighbourhoods are four times more likely to attempt suicide than peers who live in more affluent neighbourhoods, according to a new study from Canada's Université de Montréal and Sainte-Justine hospital Research Center, as well as Tufts University in the U.S. the researchers also found youth from poor neighbourhoods are twice as likely to report suicidal thoughts.

"Ethnic Differences in the Treatment of Depression in patients With Ischemic Heart Disease," American Heart Journal: The study examines the differences in depressive symptoms and antidepressant treatment among blacks and whites undergoing a coronary angiography to diagnose heart disease.

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Youths in their late teens who live in poor neighbourhoods are four times more likely to attempt suicide than peers who live in more affluent neighbourhoods, according to a new study from Canada's Université de Montréal and Sainte-Justine hospital Research Center, as well as Tufts University in the U.S. the researchers also found Youths from poor neighbourhoods are twice as likely to report suicidal thoughts.

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