Resource Tag: OCCUPATIONS

This article examines factors relating to psychological health & suicide attempts among female street sex workers in Hong Kong. On average, the sample scored significantly lower on the psychological health domain in comparison to the general female population of Hong Kong. Factors associated with the working environment in the sex industry were significantly associated with […]

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 general objective of this study was to analyse the data recorded on the expanded version of Form 104, used in death investigations in Ireland. The present report begins with a summary of findings related to the death registration & cause of death determination system; a summary of findings arising from the analysis of data […]

This study analysed parasuicide in terms of various sociodemographic & epidemiological features. It presents the profile of suicide attempers who reported or were brought to hospital in Manipal, south India over a 12-month period. The sample was made up of 52 survivors, 56% males & 44% females. 36% of the attempters were in their third […]

This document outlines the suicide prevention strategy for North Cumbria. Proposed objectives include: training for health care professionals; support for individuals recently discharged from psychiatric hospitals, those who have self-harmed in the past or who may in the future; media & other health promotion campaigns; & the reduction of available means.

This article begins with an examination of the epidemiology of suicide & suicide attempts in various professions & occupations. Work place factors that generate suicide risk are discussed, including changes & long-term stress & strain caused by mobbing or burnout. Conditions outside of the workplace that contribute to risk are also discussed. The article concludes […]

Socioeconomic differences & trends in Finnish suicide mortality were analysed & their relevance to public health was assessed by calculating socioeconomic differences in years of life expectancy lost to suicide. Census records were linked with the death records of people aged 25 years & over in 1971-2000 in Finland. Large & persistent socioeconomic differences were […]

The incidence & patterns of intimate femicide-suicide in South Africa were examined. The factors associated with an increase in the risk of suicide after intimate femicide are described. A cross-sectional retrospective national mortuary-based study was conducted, identifying all homicides of women aged over 13 years in 1999. Among 1349 perpetrators of intimate femicide, 19.4% died […]

This report provides a summary of findings related to the Death Registration and Cause of Death Determination System in Ireland. Findings arising from the analysis of data recorded on Form 104 are presented. Recommendations are made relating to new initiatives, the existing Form 104, the death registration system, & research.

The aims of this study were to investigate the risk of death & time trends from external causes & to evaluate the significance of the effects of age, period, & birth cohort on suicide mortality among middle-aged men during 1971-2000 in Lithuania. Over this time, 2841 men died; 21 by suicide. Of all the variables […]

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This booklet is for employers, union officials, providers of employee assistance programmes, personnel director, & workers. Information is provided on job stress, productivity & cost, suicide & occupation, help-seeking & unmet needs, & creating a healthy workforce. Strategies for helping someone who may be suicidal are outlined for managers & colleagues. Strategies for promoting mental […]

This audit provides statistical information on the incidence of suicide in Gloucestershire. Data is provided on: overall rates; deaths in which there had been an inpatient episode in the 12 months previous; deliberate self-harm; suicide by age groups; suicide & occupations; & methods of suicide.

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In this article, the authors review the literature on post-traumatic stress disorder among railroad drivers, discuss relevant case law, & explain how the Federal EmployersÕ Liability Act militates against some employees with post-traumatic stress disorder. (38 refs)