The Epidemiology of Suicide in Scotland 1989-2004: an Examination of Temporal Trends and Risk Factors at National and Local Levels

This study provides a detailed epidemiological analysis of suicide in Scotland at national & local levels during the period 1989-2004. Data is provided on temporal trends during the study period, variations in suicide rates by gender, age, & social class, the relationship between the suicide rate & the gradient in suicide rates by age & social class, the relationship between the level of socioeconomic deprivation & the gradient in suicide rates by age & social class; & the comparison of individual-level estimates of the relationship between suicide & social class with area-level estimates of the relationship between suicide & socioeconomic deprivation.