+ Suicide among African American men
- Author:
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Joe, Sean / Kaplan, Mark S.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Topics:
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Adolescents, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, African American, Suicide, Youth
Rates of suicide among African American men exhibit different patterns than rates of suicide among white men. Suicide rates for white men increase across the life span (and rapidly after age 65), whereas...
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+ Nonfatal and Fatal Self-Harm Injuries among Children Aged 10-14 Years--United States and Oregon, 2001-2003
- Author:
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Vajani, Madhavi / Annest, Joseph L. / Crosby, Alex E. / Alexander, Janice D. / Millet, Lisa M.
- Date:
- 2007
- Publication:
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Topics:
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Age Group, Suicide, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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Abuse, Adolescent, FAMILY, Injuries, PREVENTION
The authors examined the incidence and patterns of fatal and non-fatal injuries in children aged 10-14 from 2001-2003 in the United States. Statistical analysis of 2 national and a third database from...
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+ Youth Suicide: Insights from 5 Years of Arizona Child Fatality Review Team Data
- Author:
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Azrael D / Hemenway D / Miller M / Barber CW / Schackner R
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Topics:
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Age Group, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Children, ETHNICITY, PREVENTION, Suicide, restricting access
The authors explored demographic, behavioral, and experiential factors that distinguish between firearm suicide and suicide by other means, using data collected by the Arizona Child Fatality Review Team...
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+ Compliance with Recommendations to Remove Firearms in Families Participating in a Clinical Trial for Adolescent Depression
- Author:
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Brent, D.A. / Baugher, M. / Birmaher, B. / Kolko, D.J. / Bridge, J.
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Ownership, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Adolescents, Depression, anticipatory guidance, compliance, firearm safety
The parents of 106 teenagers who were undergoing experimental treatment for depression were asked whether they had guns at home. The 29 families that reported owning a gun were counseled by the treating...
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+ Suicide among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Cross-National Comparison of 34 Countries
- Author:
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Johnson, G. R / Krug, E.G / Potter, L.B.
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Topics:
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Age Group, International, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Adolescents, Suicide, young adults
This study of suicides among 15-24 year olds in 34 of the wealthiest nations, showed that 15,555 young people killed themselves in the 1-year study period. Thirty-four percent (34%) of the suicides were...
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+ Youth suicide prevention
- Author:
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Gould, M. S. / Kramer, R. A.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Topics:
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Age Group, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Review, attempted suicide, means restriction, youth suicide
This review article summarizes the research literature on adolescent suicide (and suicide attempts). Topics covered include the epidemiology of fatal and non-fatal suicidal behavior, risk factors for...
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+ An unmatched case-control study of nearly lethal suicide attempts in Houston, Texas: Research methods and measurements
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Kresnow, M. J. / Ikeda, R. M. / Mercy, J. A. / Powell, K. E. / Potter, L. B. / Simon, T. R. / Lee, R. K. / Frankowski, R. F.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Topics:
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Age Group, Alcohol, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Alcohol, Suicide Attempt, Texas
Between November 1992 and July 1995 244 people between 13 and 34 years of age in an area of Houston, Texas attempted and nearly succeeded in committing suicide. Of these, 153 were interviewed about the...
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+ Gun Safety Management with Patients at Risk for Suicide
- Author:
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Simon, Robert I.
- Date:
- 2007
- Publication:
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Topics:
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Education/Counseling, Prevention, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Clinician, FAMILY, Home, Patient, Safety
The paper proposes a firearm safety management approach for clinicians to use when working with suicidal patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The goal is to assess whether the patient has...
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+ Correlates of Alaska Native fatal and nonfatal suicidal behaviors 1990-2001
- Author:
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Wexler L / Hill R / Bertone-Johnson E / Fenaughty A
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Topics:
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Ethnicity, Gender, State, Suicide, Urban/Rural
- Keywords:
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Adult, Alaskan, Male, Mental Services, Substance Abuse
Native Alaskans, like many indigenous peoples, are at high risk of both fatal and non-fatal suicidal behaviors. For example, the age-adjusted rate of suicide among Alaska natives was 38.5 over the time...
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+ Suicide and firearm prevalence
- Author:
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Birckmayer, J / Hemenway, D.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Topics:
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Homicide, Local, Mental Health
- Keywords:
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COUNSELING, Firearms, Missouri, survivors
The authors examined the longitudinal course of PTSD after a courthouse mass shooting in St Louis, Missouri, on the short- and long-terms (6-8 weeks, and 1-3 years later), using survey data from the courthouse...
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+ The Usefulness of Coroners' Data on Suicides for Providing Information Relevant to Prevention
- Author:
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Bennewith, Olive / Hawton, Keith / Sue, Simkin / Sutton, Lesley / Kapur, Navneet / Turnbull, Pauline / Gunnell, David
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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International, Prevention, Storage, Suicide, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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CORONERS, ENGLAND, HOMICIDE, MENTAL health services, Suicide
The authors examined coroners’ records for 382 suicides across 24 jurisdictions in England. Generally there was wide variation across coroners in information relevant to specific methods of death. Of...
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