The authors investigate the methods used of women suicides in Diyarbakir province, Turkey, between 1996 and 2001, using post mortem investigation and autopsy records. They found that 58% of suicides were... read more >

The authors examined how methods of suicide differ in Japan and the United States, among races within the US, and between genders and age-groups, using vital statistics mortality data from 1999 for both... read more >

The authors describe the epidemiology of firearm suicide in the United States from 1980 to 1998, using data from the National Center for Health Statistics Mortality Files. They found that rates of firearm... read more >

The authors used National Center for Health Statistics Mortality Files data for the nine regions and 50 states in the United States over a 10-year period (1988–1997) to examine the association between... read more >

Using data from all medical examiner autopsies for adolescent suicides (ages 20 years and younger) in New Mexico from 1990-1994, the authors identified 184 suicide deaths of children and adolescents ages... read more >

In this letter to the editor, the authors expand on results from their previous research of mortality among handgun purchasers in California in 1991 that were followed-up through 1996. They used coroners’... read more >

The authors examine cases of mercy killing in the U.S. recorded by The Hemlock Society between 1960 and 1993. A total of 112 persons were the target of mercy killing within that time frame, out of which... read more >

Using all-ages mortality data from the CDC, the U.S. Bureau of the Census and other data sources spanning 1926 to 1996, the authors show that American male suicide rates are higher than the rates for... read more >

The authors examine the predictors of attempted suicide and completed suicide using data from a large managed care organization in northern California. Of a total of 158, 215 clients of the managed care... read more >