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The Current Incidence of Suicide and Self-Injury (IN: Suicide and Self-Damaging Behavior: a Sociobiological Perspective)
deCatanzaro D
This chapter provides rates of suicide for 70 countries. The author also defines & chronicles the incidence of attempted suicide, chronic self destructive behaviour that hastens death, excessive risk-taking & repetitive self-injurious behaviour. Statistics on method, broken down by sex, are also provided for the U.S. & Great Britain. (VM)