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A Study of Socio-Demographic Factors in an Unselected Parasuicide Population in Stockholm (IN: Suicide Attempts in the Nordic Countries: Epidemiology and Treatment, ed. by T Bjerke & T C Stiles)
Wasserman D~~Eklund G
In the course of one year, 520 parasuicide patients were registed, on 601 occasions, at Huddinge Hospital, Stockholm. Parasuicide rates, per 100,000, were 205 for men, 310 for women & 260 for the overall population. Results showed that divorced & widowed people had very high parasuicide rates suggesting that these groups need particular attention. Long-term epidemiological studies of parasuicide populations are required to detect groups at risk for suicide. (24 refs.)