The Epidemiology of Suicide in Canada (IN: Suicide in Canada, edited by A A Leenaars, S Wenckstern, I Sakinofsky, R J Dyck, M J Kral & R C Bland)

This chapter reviews the epidemiology of suicide & non-fatal suicidal behaviour in Canada. Following an overall perspective of the field, it discusses the reasons why suicide has increased, especially among young people, cohort & longitudinal studies of suicide, methods of committing suicide, & some of the population groups who are at particular risk of suicide. (169 refs.)