Proceedings

Suicide Trends in Europe: a Study of the Decline in Suicide in England and Wales and the Increase Elsewhere

Sainsbury P

Year: 1979 Source: International Congress for Suicide Prevention and Crisis Intervention, (10th: 1979: Ottawa), p.116-117 SIEC No: 20091047

This presentation examined four hypotheses put forward to account for the changes in reported suicide rates in various European countries. The starting point for the study was a substantial fall (36%) in rates in England & Wales between 1961-1963 & 1972-1974. Three results from a comparative epidemiological study were discussed.