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Cost Effectiveness in the Prevention of Suicide (IN: Manage or Perish, ed. by Guimon and Sartorius)
von Knorring L~~Bingefors K~~et al
The authors argue that suicide & attempted suicide cause great economic problems for the whole of society in a statistical sense. Data regarding the costs of suicidal behavior & the costs of depression are presented, & strategies for the prevention of suicide are examined with regard to economics. (68 refs)