Resource Tag: JUMPING

This study evaluated the effect of a bridge safety fence in preventing suicide. Suicides from jumping off the Memorial Bridge in Augusta, Maine from April 1960-July 2005 were examined. The safety fence was installed during 1983, the mid-point of the study period. 14 suicides were identified; all occurred before installation of the safety fence. The […]

This study compared suicide data from Swiss regions with & without suicide bridges & estimated the effects on method & site substitution if bridges were to be secured. Suicide data for the years 1990-2003 were colleced. An analysis of regions with high rates of bridge suicides compared to regions with low rates revealed only about […]

The effectiveness of restricting access to certain means of suicide has been demonstrated, at least as regards toxic domestic gas, firearms, drugs, & bridges. At the individual level, studies tend to indicate many persons have a preference for a given means which would limit the possibility of substitution or displacement towards another method. Similarly, the […]

The characteristics of 79 people who survived a suicide attempt by jumping from a height were explored by reviewing pscyhiatric consultation notes. Subjects were mostly Chinese men, age 21-50 years, who were sober & drug-free at the time of the attempt. More than three-quarters of them were living with relatives or friends. Most attempts occurred […]

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This paper sketches some conceptual tools by which cultural geographers might advance geographies of architecture. It does so by thinking specifically about one architectural form, the modernist residential highrise. Among other things, a template for cultural geographical scholarship is offered which takes seriously the technical work entailed in things, like a highrise, materialising or de-materialising. […]

Research on suicide by jumping is summarized. The incidence of suicide by this method varies but tends to be higher in cities, city states, or countries that have extensive high-rise housing. Most suicides by jumping occur from high-rise residential housing units. However, our knowledge about suicide by jumping tends to be limited to a small […]

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The incidence, demographic risk factors, & patterns of injury resulting from falls from buildings & structures in areas with & without a legislation based prevention programme were examined. Data for New York City were analyzed. Of 70 adolescents classified as having an intentional fall or jump, 50 were aged 15-18 years & 16, 10-13 years. […]

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This is taken from the book, “The Angel and the Dragon: a Father’s Search for Answers to his Son’s Mental Illness & Suicide,” in which writer Johnathan Aurthur chronicles his son Charley’s years-long struggle with mental illness & details how this odyssey can wreak havoc on families. In this excerpt – the epilogue of the […]

In a retrospective review of the cases of 137 individuals with spinal cord injury as a result of a suicide attempt between 1951-1992, the authors ascertain demographic details of the participant sample, explore & identify the psychiatric conditions evident around the time of the injury, & review outcome information of this sample with specific focus […]

This study examines the epidemiologic characteristics & clinical outcomes of self inflicted pediatric injuries in relation to the method of suicide attempt. Of the 87 cases studied, 29% had pre-existing mental disorders. The method of suicide was associated with gender & age of the patients: boys accounted for 75% & 82% of firearm & hanging […]

This article describes the protective mechanisms that will be constructed around the Prince Edward (Bloor Street) Viaduct in Toronto in order to prevent suicide in this area. This suicide prevention initiative is compared to a similar renovation complete in Washington’s Ellington Bridge, which decreased suicide to 1 in the 5 years following its construction. (SC)

The authors investigated the sociodemographic & clinical characteristics of 62 patients who were admitted to medical or surgical departments in a general hospital as a result of attempting suicide by jumping from buildings. All met criteria for at least 1 psychiatric diagnosis, the most frequent being schizophrenia, followed by depression. Most patients with schizophrenia presented […]

The present chapter reviews a series of regional & time series studies on the effects of reducing the availability of firearms, toxic car exhaust & toxic domestic gas on suicide. Though the data do not provide a definitive conclusion, the results do indicate that reducing the availability of a method for suicide reduces its use […]

This article briefly reports that an analysis of data from a small sample of suicides in India indicated no sex difference in the heights from which men & women jumped. (3 refs)

This article examines the impact on suicide rates following the removal of suicide safety barriers from a metropolitan bridge that is a know suicide site. The author finds that removal of safety barriers led to an immediate & substantial increase in both the numbers & rate of suicide by jumping from the bridge in question. […]