Resource Tag: CANADA. BRITISH COLUMBIA
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The Impact of Psychosocial Work Conditions on Attempted and Completed Suicide Among Western Canadian Sawmill Workers
Using a large cohort of western Canadian sawmill workers (n=28,794), the association between psychosocial work conditions & attempted & completed suicide was investigated. Records of attempted & completed suicide were accessed through a provincial hospital discharge registry to identify cases that were then matched using a nested case control method. In multivariate models, controlling for […]
Quetiapine Adjunct to Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors or Venlafaxine in Patients With Major Depression, Comorbid Anxiety, and Residual Depressive Symptoms: a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study
This double-blind, placebo-controlled study examined the efficacy & tolerability of quetiapine in combination with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors/venlafaxine in 58 patients with major depressive disorder, comorbid anxiety symptoms, & residual depressive symptoms. Significant differences from baseline to Week 8 of treatment were observed between groups in 7 of 17 Hamilton Depression Scale items, including feelings […]
Child Death Review Unit: 2007 Annual Report
This report summarises findings arising from the 395 child deaths that were referred to & reviewed by the BC Child Death Review Unit in 2007. Of these deaths, 215 were sudden-unexpected deaths investigated by the coroner. There were 18 suicides – 11 males & 7 females. The majority of suicides were by youth, age 17 […]
The Transformative Change Accord: First Nations Health Plan. Supporting the Health and Wellness of First Nations in British Columbia
This document outlines an action plan for closing the gaps between First Nations peoples & other British Columbia citizens in the areas of health, education, housing, & economic opportunities over the next 10 years. One part of the plan is to reduce the gap in youth suicide rates between First Nations & other British Columbians […]
The Next Steps: BC Youths’ Response to the AHS III and Ideas for Action
This report provides a follow-up to a 2003 adolescent health survey done in British Columbia. Youth give their perspectives on the research findings & their ideas for action. Youth were not surprised to learn girls were more likely to seriously consider suicide than boys. They felt each gender faces different pressures that could lead to […]
Twice Slain: Female Sex-Trade Workers and Suicide in British Columbia, 1870-1920
Between 1870-1920, the suicides of 13 British Columbian women, identified as prostitutes, provoked a response out of all proportion to their numbers. This essay examines this response, focusing first on the narratives created by witnesses at the inquests & then on the interpretations of those who did not literally know the dead women. It is […]