Resource Tag: OCCUPATIONS

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Very few workplace suicide prevention initiatives had been evaluated. Results from those that had been evaluated suggest that prevention initiatives had beneficial effects. Suicide prevention has the potential to be integrated into existing workplace mental health activities. There is a need for further studies to develop, implement and evaluate workplace suicide prevention programmes. Contact us […]

Previous research has shown that those employed in certain occupations, such as doctors and farmers, have an elevated risk of suicide, yet little research has sought to synthesise these findings across working-age populations. Contact us for a copy of this article, or view online at http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/203/6/409.full

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This article attempts to shed new light on almoners by exploring what they actually did, principally in the enforcement of the law on suicide, their conception of charity in handling the affairs of suicide victims, & the benevolent uses to which they put forfeited assets. While apparently focusing on an “odd man out”, suicide, the […]

The demographics, precipitating factors, substances & methods used for deliberate self-harm in Oman are described. Data were extracted from the records of patients treated at emergency units in Muscat from 1993-1998. During the 5-year study period, 123 persons presented to hospital with injuries that resulted from deliberate self-harm. Most cases involved women, students, & the […]

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This study compares sociodemographic & clinical characteristics of 102 first-time attempters with a group of 101 repeat attempters consecutively admitted to a general hospital in Brazil. A standardized interview & psychometric scales were administered to all patients. Repetition was associated with being female, a housewife, & having a score above median on the Beck Depression […]

This study describes the pattern of attempted suicide in the Babylon governate of Iraq during the last 6 years of sanctions. A retrospective case-note review was done & included all persons referred to a hospital between May 1996-May 2002 following self-poisoning or self-injury. The study sample was marked by a high proportion of psychiatric diagnoses […]

This study examined explanations of suicide reported by surviving family members or close friends with reference to social, cultural, & environmental conditions as well as the challenges of life in the Malavani slum of Mumbai. Accounts of underlying problems typically referred to various aspects of tension. Perceived causes often identified multiple factors. The sociocultural contexts […]

All deaths ruled suicide by the Coroner’s Court in Colombo in 2006 were studied. Close relations or friends who attended the inquest were interviewed. 151 suicides were documented, 93 were by men. The majority were aged between 20-29 years. One-third of victims were unemployed. At the time of death, 75% of victims were living with […]

This study examined autopsy findings from suicides in Ankara, Turkey in which firearms were used. Results were compared to those from other studies. 115 cases were male, the ratio of male to female suicides was 5:1 & the mean age was 31.96 years. 40 cases were between 12 & 20 years of age. Gunshot-related crimes […]

Age-standardized mortality rates & rate ratios were calculated for a broadly representative sample of Canadian men & women, age 30-69 years, in 5 categories of skill level & 80 specific occupational groups, as well as for people not occupationally active. The suicide mortality rate was 20.1 per 100,000 person years for occupationally active men (during […]

Suicide mortality was examined between 1970-1998 in a cohort of 19,801 indigenous Sami in Arctic Norway. Standardized mortality ratios were calculated using the suicide rates of the rural population of Arctic Norway as reference. There was a significant moderate increased risk for suicide among indigenous Sami. 89 suicides occurred in the cohort (70 men, 19 […]

To find prevention strategies, the authors explored the circumstances of unnatural deaths among members of reindeer-herding Sami families in Sweden. Data were retrieved for 1961-2001; 158 unnatural deaths were identified & examined in detail. Transport-related deaths & suicides were the most common unnatural deaths in this population. Suicides contributed to 23 percent of all deaths. […]

This study explores the relationship between occupation & suicide for 32 occupational groups. Data are from the national mortality file tapes which cover 21 American states. Bivariate logistic regression models found a total of 15 occupations with either significantly higher (e.g. dentists, artists, machinists, auto mechanics, & carpenters) or lower (clerks, elementary school teachers, cooks) […]

In two surveys of nine American cities, suicides made up about one-fourth & homicides about one-tenth of the cases involving drugs. Individuals who definitely died by suicide more often were female & somewhat older than the sample as a whole. Whites were overrepresented. A very high percentage of suicide victims were reported as emotionally depressed […]

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The data presented in this document relate to mortality from suicide & undetermined injury. In most instances the data is amalgamated over three years to account for the great variations in rates that can result when working with small numbers. Topics discussed include suicides and mental health, deliberate self-harm, suicides and age, suicide and occupation, […]

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This study aimed to identify the occupations with significantly high suicide rates in England & Wales in 2001-2005 & to compare these with rates from previous decades. Proportional mortality ratios & standardised mortality ratios were calculated for both men & women aged 20-64 years by their occupation. Among men, in 2001-2005 construction workers & plant […]