Resource Tag: UNITED STATES. NORTH CAROLINA

This pamphlet describes the purpose, goal & objectives of the North Carolina Association of Bereavement Care. Information is also provided on memberships & meetings.

The purpose of this study was to determine whether nurses’ attitudes toward suicide are based on clinical specialty, age & highest degree completed. Using Domino’s Suicide Opinion Questionnaire, a systematic random sample of nurses registered in North Carolina was undertaken. Analysis showed no significant differences between clinical specialty groups; age & degree were significant only […]

The authors used data from 3,064 respondents to the 1990 North Carolina Youth Risk Behavior Survey to examine the relationship between adolescent drug use & suicide ideation & behaviour. Correlation coefficients computed between the two sets of factor scores & comparison of mean drug use factor scores revealed that drug use, particularly of crack/cocaine, was […]

In this article, the effects of marital status, race & gender on the timing of suicide are discussed. The 3 groups studied are young adults (25-39), middle-aged adults (40-59), & older adults (60+). They found that females, African Americans, & married persons are less likely to commit suicide than males, Caucasians & unmarried persons; however, […]

This article is a summarized report of a study of the deaths that occurred in North Carolina jails & prisons between 1972-76. One-third, or 70 deaths, were due to suicide. 54 of the 70 victims were white males, & half of all suicides occurred in the first 12 hours of incarceration. A full 85% of […]

Examined depressive disorders using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule in 116 young & 332 elderly medically ill men in a veteran’s medical facility. Major depression was diagnosed in 22.4% of subjects under 40 years of age & in 13.3% of those age 70 years & over. Besides age, other risk factors for major depression included impaired […]

In this study, 2985 subjects from North Carolina were tested for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The life time & 6 month prevalence figures for PTSD were 1.3 & 0.44%. In comparison to non-PTSD subjects, those with PTSD had greater job instability, family history of psychiatric illness, parental poverty, child abuse, separation or divorce of parents […]

This study examines the effect of suicide prevention centers (SPCs) in N. Carolina on the 1970 suicide rate. The data are examined in an ecological context, i.e. pertinent demographic variables are included in the analysis of the suicide rate. A literature review on SPC efficacy, a description of those counties in N. Carolina that support […]

This paper outlines federal & state legislation in the area of suicide prevention program funding. Statistical data on rates & means of suicide are provided and plans for North Carolina’s future efforts to decrease the incidence of suicide are described. (22 refs)

The purpose of this study was to compare the percentages of suicide and nonsuicide populations of black and other nonwhite women with the percentages of white women, in selected occupational groups. This involved the use of suicide and occupational data from Georgia for 1979 and from North Carolina for 1976 and 1978.

This is a summarized study of the main & interactive effects of marital status, race (black & white) & sex on the timing of suicide across the adult life course using official data from North Carolina for 1980-84. Overall, adult suicide victims are predominantly white, male & married, but there are notable exceptions, e.g. midlife […]

Pamphlet released by the Cumberland Hospital of Fayetteville, North Carolina. Reviews the signs of suicidal intent among teenagers and lists reasons why teenagers feel increased pressure in the 1980s. The final panel makes suggestions for helping depressed or suicidal individuals.

Death certificate information identified 9245 white & 3508 non-white farmers who died in North Carolina from 1976-78. 555 of these deaths were due to external causes, including suicide. The proportional mortality ratio for suicide for both white & nonwhite farmers was elevated, confirming results of other studies. (37 refs.) (LH)

The purpose of this research was to examine the consequences of the rapid rises in per capita consumption of alcohol in North Carolina during the 1960’s and 1970’s, as evidenced by state records of mortality from accidents, cirrhosis, homicide and suicide. Rates were correlated with consumption for six age-sex-race groups over a 26-year period. In […]

This paper investigates youthful suicide & homicide victimization in North Carolina, a state with consistently higher rates of both forms of violent death than the United States as a whole. Using official data on suicide & homicide victims in N.C. for the 4 year period 1972-75 (2820 suicides, 3233 homicides), the author compared individual characteristics […]

To Life is a non-profit organization that provides both educational & support services in the area of grief & losss. This pamphlet deals with suicide awareness, focussing on the problem of adolescent suicide. Also attached is a conference agenda for a 2-day 1984 Personal Growth Seminar. (NBB)

Review of North Carolina death certificates from 1978-82 showed that the physician suicide rate is not substantially different from that of the white male population aged 25+ yrs. Old age, divorce, & spouse death are associated with the highest suicide rates among physicians. Firearms & drugs are the most common suicidal methods. Depression, substance abuse, […]

Arsenic-induced deaths have been known to occur from accidental poisoning, as a result of medical therapy, & from intentional poisonings in homicide & suicide. 28 arsenic deaths in North Carolina from 1972 to 1982 included 14 homicides & 7 suicides. In addition, 56 hospitalized victims of arsenic poisoning were identified at Duke Medical Center from […]

This study was designed to examine the possible relationship between completed suicides, depressive disorders, & seasonal variations. All deaths by suicide in North Carolina & admissions to a psychiatric hospital from 1965 to 1971 were tabulated for data analysis. Results showed a seasonal relationship between suicide & depression. There was no significant correlation of climatic […]

This paper investigates variations in the characteristics of victoms of violence in the 4 regions of North Carolina: piedmont, coastal plains, & tidewater. Distinct patterns of homicide & suicide are found in each of these regions. The mountains are characterized by high rates of suicide & low rates of homicide, while the coastal plains are […]

This study examined the reactions of persons to specific individuals who have actually experienced suicide bereavement. Persons who knew another who had experienced bereavement following a suicidal death were interviewed & their responses were compared with those of persons who knew others bereaved as a result of an accident or natural causes. The impact of […]

The Cherokee and Lumbee, the two major Indian populations in North Carolina, have exhibited similarities in patterns of homicide and suicide. Both Indian populations have higher rates of homicidal than of suicidal death.