Resource Tag: ECOLOGICAL STUDIES

This retrospective study examines 20 years of American county-specific mortality date, 1979-1998. County altitude was obtained from the US Geological Survey. Although there was a negative correlation between county altitude & all-cause mortality, there was a strong positive correlation between altitude & suicide rate. Mean altitude differed in the 50 counties with the highest suicide […]

A year-long prospective study of all patients admitted for deliberate self-harm at 13 block primary health centres of the Sundarban region was done to examine the sociodemographic profile & clinical outcome of suicidal behaviour. A total of 1614 self-harm subjects were admitted during the year; 143 died. Although women, especially in the younger age groups, […]

This article describes the completed suicide patterns which occurred in the Timur Laut district of Penang Island, Malaysia. In a prospective cohort study over the three years period (2007-2009) there were 138 cases of suicide deaths. The number of suicide deaths for the year 2007, 2008 and 2009 were 45, 41 and 52 deaths, respectively. […]

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Data on psychiatric inpatient admissions & suicide among people, aged 15-64, living in Bristol in 1991-1992 were postcode matched to the city’s 34 electoral wards. Ecological associations of psychiatric admission & suicide rates with levels of social fragmentation were investigated using negative binomial regression models. Psychiatric hospital admission rates were higher in areas with high […]

This study examined trends in the number of suicides in 4 municipalities of West-Herzegovina Canton from 1984 through 2008. There were 134 suicides. Before the war (1984-1991) there were 33 suicides & 15 suicides during the war (1992-1995). Most victims were male & suicides were more frequent in the 20-29 & 60+ age groups. The […]

This statistical study explores socioeconomic determinants of suicide with aggregate-level panel data over 1975-2005 in 47 prefectures in Japan. Introducing a new proxy for mental illness & employing male & female age-adjusted suicide rates, this study attempts to avoid omitted variable bias. Controlling for period-specific, prefecture-specific characteristics, findings suggest high unemployment rates, serious mental illness, […]

This needs analysis involved collecting quantitative data on suicide & self-harm in Otago; information & recommednations from previous suicide prevention projects; consultation with community groups & stakeholders; & a stocktake of current initiatives in Otago relevant to the goals of the New Zealand Suicide Prevention Strategy. Relevant suicide prevention literature is also summarized. Recommendations are […]

The authors ascertained recent population-based, state-level data on rates of obesity, completed suicide by method, firearm ownership, smoking, major depression, income, education, white ethnicity, & nonmetropolitan residence & determined the adjusted population-weighted correlations of statewide obesity rates with measures of completed & attempted suicide. Statewide prevalence of obesity was strongly inversely correlated with age-adjusted suicide […]

This retrospective study reviewed mortuary records, 1993-2003, from medico-legal autopsies done at the Umtata General Hospital in Transkei. Of the 10,340 autopsies, 398 were suicides in which hanging was the method. The number has increased from 5.2 per 100,000 population in 1993 to 16.2 in 2003. More than one-half of these cases were people less […]

This study evaluated some variables related to suicide & compared these variables between people who attempted suicide & those who died by suicide during 1992-2005 in Ilam province, Iran. Through retrospective study, all data related to 2,854 people who died by suicide were investigated in detail. Among 2,845 suicide records, 61.6% were female & the […]

A database of personal & background characteristics of 824 individuals (605 men, 219 women) who died by suicide in Okayama Prefecture in 2002 & 2003 was analyzed. Using methodologies from a previous European study, suicide methods were classified into 8 categories. To examine generational & regional differences in choices of methods, the sample was stratified […]

The authors examined how method-specific case fatality rates for suicide differ by age & gender. 7 northeastern states provided mortality & hospital discharge data, 1996-2000. Suicide acts were divided into 8 categories based on the methods used. For each method, the fraction of acts resulting in death was calculated. Only suicide acts resulting in hospitalization […]

Drawing on the civil society & civic community literatures, this study applies the theory of social capital to the study of suicide. Macro-level data are analyzed to determine the relationship between the social capital of an area & the prevalence of suicide. Negative binomial regression is used to examine American counties of 100,000 residents or […]

19 published studies on the potential benefits & risks of antidepressant treatment with respect to suicidal behaviours wre identified through literature searches. 8 studies found significant inverse correlations between rising sales of modern antidepressants in the 1990s & falling suicide rates not anticipated in the 1980s. Average reductions in suicide rates in the 1990s & […]

Relying on Durkheim’s theory of social integration, the authors examined the effect of individual- & structural-level social integration on adolescents’ suicidality. Using a sample of 6,369 respondents within 314 neighbourhoods, the assumptions that high levels of religious, familial, neighbourhood, & school integration are associated with fewer suicide attempts among youths were examined. Support was found […]

A cross-sectional study assessed the prevalence of suicide ideation, attempts, & associated factors in Mahan & Bardsir cities, Iran. 860 subjects, age 15 & older, were selected as the non-attempter group & 58 hospital cases admitted due to suicide attempts were selected as the attempter group. The prevalence of suicide ideation was 10% in total: […]

The rates & age-specific incidence of suicide in a rural community in Kerala were estimated using a prospective cohort study design. During 2002-2007, 284 cases of suicide were reported. The suicide rates were 44.7 per 100,000 population for males & 26.8 per 100,000 for females. The male to female suicide ratio was 1.7. Among females […]

This study evaluated the prevalence of suicide ideation & attempts in a representative sample of the general population in Casablanca, Morocco. The survey was conducted using face-to-face household interviews. The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview was used to assess axis I diagnoses & the suicidality module was used to rate the severity of active suicidality. The […]

In the absence of any measurable outome in psychiatry, suicide is now regarded as an outcome measure in Mental Health Services in the United Kingdom. The National Service Framework has set the reduction of the suicide rate by 20 per cent by 2010 as a national priority. This article examines how reliable suicide is as […]

This study examined whether altered prescription patterns are associated with changes in the rates of drug-related suicides in Swedish elderly. An ecological study was performed in which rates of suicide by drug poisoning were related to prescription sales of different psychotropic drugs. Rates of suicide using benzodiazepines increased despite decreasing prescription sales. Decreasing tricyclic antidepressant […]

The incidence & circumstances were examined for all suicides during 1996-2002 reported to Mie Prefectural Police Headquarters. On average, there were 421 suicides per year. The most frequent month for suicides was July. Suicide was most common in the 50-59-year age group in men & in the 70-79-year age group in women. Psychiatric disorders were […]

This study investigated, across the 17 regions of Quebec, men’s attitudes toward suicide, expressing pain, & help-seeking, as they are related to suicide rates & sociodemographic variables. Most correlations were nonsignificant. However, in regions with an above-average educational level & with higher divorce/separation rates, men had better attitudes towards expressing pain. Furthermore, in regions where […]