Suicide Attempts 1970-1975: Updating a United States Study and Comparisons With International Trends

This paper brings up to date a 1970 study of suicide attempters in an United States urban community & reviews international trends in suicide attempts. Results of the study & the review indicate that the high rates of suicide attempts that were observed in 1970 are continuing into 1975. The incidence of suicide attempts continues to be a public health problem primarily among young women. Pill ingestion, usually barbiturates & psychotropic drugs, continues to be the most common method used.(DD)