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March 3rd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda FRIDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) — Children involved in bullying
are more likely than their peers to consider suicide by the time they are
11, a new study indicates.
These thoughts of self-harm are not limited to victims of bullying,
however. The study also revealed that bullies themselves are much more
prone to suicidal thoughts or some other form of self-harm.
For the study, investigators analyzed bullying among more than 6,000
children ranging in age from 4 to 10, and the prevalence of suicidal
thoughts when the same children were 11 and 12.
The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Warwick in
England and published in the March issue of the Journal of the American
Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, found that children who
were bullied over a long period of time were six times more likely to have
suicidal thoughts than children who weren’t bullied.
Bullies also were at increased risk for self-harm and suicidal
thoughts — even those who were never victimized themselves, the
researchers found. The findings were not as consistent among this group,
however, the study authors noted in a university news release.
Even after taking into account other factors, such as family
circumstances or preexisting emotional problems, the researchers were
unable to find other reasons for the increased instance of suicidal
thoughts among children involved in bullying. Although the study found an
association between bullying and suicidal thoughts or self-harming
behavior, however, it did not prove a cause-and-effect relationship.
“Our study findings suggest that suicide-related behavior is a serious
problem for pre-adolescent youth: 4.8 percent of this community population
reported suicidal thoughts and 4.6 percent reported suicidal or
self-injurious behavior,” study co-author Dieter Wolke, a professor of
psychology at Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick, said in
the news release.
“Health practitioners should be aware of the relationship between
bullying and suicide, and should recognize the very real risks that may be
evident earlier in development than commonly thought,” Wolke said.
More information
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has more about bullying.
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