Resource Tag: UNITED KINGDOM. WALES

Six case histories of patients with tinnitus are reported. 5 of these patients died by suicide & one was killed by his son. The role of tinnitus as a factor leading to their deaths is discussed, & potential risk factors for suicide, in terms of demographic features, associated mental illness, & tinnitus parameters, are also […]

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A number of research studies have provided evidence there is a significantly higher risk of suicide in rural areas of the United Kingdom & that farmers are a high risk group. In this preliminary study the factors that cause Mid-Wales farmers most stress were investigated in a convenience sample of farmers attending the Royal Welsh […]

The aim of this article was to compare the assessment by community psychiatric nurses & junior psychiatric doctors of individuals following deliberate self-harm (DSH) &, in particular, to elicit differences in referral practices & perceptions of mental illness. The authors found that doctors were significantly more likely to refer patients for psychiatric follow-up as well […]

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The authors investigated associations between unemployment & suicide in 15- to 44-year-old men & women over a period spanning 2 major economic recessions (1921-1995). They found significant associations between unemployment & suicide in both males & females, which were generally stronger at younger ages. (22 refs)

In earlier research, a cyclic seasonal variation was found for suicides in England & Wales in the 1960s & 1970s. In the present study, the authors examined the seasonal variation in suicides in England & Wales for the period 1982-1996. They found that the seasonal effect on suicide is greatly diminished, based on the reduced […]

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This study was designed to investigate whether the mortality of British pharmaceutical industry workers showed any evidence of occupationally related patterns associated with particular sections of the industry with special emphasis on cancers & respiratory diseases. Evidence of inconsistent excess mortality was noted in small numbers for suicide & cancer of the large intestine. There […]

This article briefly reports that in England & Wales, the suicide rate of murderers was positively associated with the male suicide rate in the general population, & both of these rates were positively associated with the unemployment rate. (1 ref)

A community psychiatric nurse describes the discharge, aftercare and rehabilitation of a 49 year old farmer who attempted suicide following the death of his wife.

The familiality of suicidal ideation was examined in the subjects who participated in the Cardiff Depression Study, namely, 108 depressed probands, their nearest-aged siblings, & 105 healthy control subjects & their siblings. The study showed that 66% of depressed subjects had experienced suicidal ideation in the week prior to the interview & that this was […]

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