+ Gunshot suicides in England
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Sutton, Lesley / Hawton, Keith / Simkin, Sue / Turnbull, Pauline / Kapur, Navneet / Bennewith, Olive / Gunnell, David
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Gender, International, Ownership, Suicide
- Keywords:
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ENGLAND, PREVENTION, SOCIAL psychiatry, Suicide, Wales
Gunshot suicides account for a small proportion (2.5%) of suicides in England. A study of coroner records in a sample of 58 gunshot suicides found that 93% of the victims were male, 79% used a shotgun,...
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+ Drinking frequency and quantity and risk of suicide among men
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Mukamal, Kenneth J. / Kawachi, Ichiro / Miller, Matthew / Rimm, Eric B.
- Date:
- 2007
- Publication:
- Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Topics:
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Gender, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Alcohol
The authors used data from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study to identify 47,654 men free of cancer who reported their drinking habits, including average use, drinking frequency, and typical maximum...
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+ Suicide in peacekeepers: A cohort study of mortality from suicide in 22,275 Norwegian veterans from international peacekeeping operations
- Author:
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Thoresen, Siri / Mehlum, Lars / Moller, Bjorn
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Topics:
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Gender, International, Law Enforcement, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Male, Marital Status, Norway, cohort study, military
The authors examined suicide mortality among Norwegian peacekeepers who had participated in army missions during the period 1978-1995, comparing cause-specific mortality data for the peacekeepers and...
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+ Time trends in suicide mortality vary in choice of methods; an analysis of 145,865 fatal suicide cases in Germany 1991–2002
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Baumert J / Erazo N / Ruf E / Ladwig KH
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Topics:
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International, Suicide, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Female, Germany, Hanging, Male, Methods
Suicides declined in Germany from 1991-2002. This study analyzed changes over time by method, sex, and age group. Hanging or suffocation was the most frequently used method for both sexes, making up 56%...
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