+ Child and adolescent suicide in a large, urban area: Psychological, demographic, and situational factors
- Author:
-
Weinberger, L. E. / Sreenivasan, S. / Sathyavagiswaran, L. / Markowitz, E.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Journal of Forensic Sciences
- Topics:
-
Adolescent, Age Group, hanging, Suicide
- Keywords:
-
Adolescents, Children, Hanging, Los Angeles, firearm suicides
Using data on the 46 suicides by youth younger than 16 in Los Angeles between 1996 and 1997, the authors discuss age, race, family situation, mental health, previous suicide attempts and drug and alcohol...
read more >
+ Suicide in Older Adults in Long-Term Care: 1990 to 2005
- Author:
-
Mezuk B / Prescott MR / Tardiff K / Vlahov D / Galea S
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Topics:
-
Age Group, Suicide
- Keywords:
-
Community residents, Elderly, Hanging, Long-term care facility, New York City
Suicides deaths that occurred in New York City from 1990-2005 among people ages 60 and over who were either community-dwelling or living in a long-term care (LTC) facility were examined. Among a total...
read more >
+ Female suicides in Diyarbakir, Turkey
- Author:
-
Goren S / Subasi M / Tirasci Y / Ozen S
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Journal of Forensic Sciences
- Topics:
-
Age Group, Gender, International, Suicide
- Keywords:
-
Firearms, Hanging, Method, Turkey
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 >
+ Comparative study about methods of suicide between Japan and the United States
- Author:
-
Ojima T / Nakamura Y / Detels R
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Journal of Epidemiology
- Topics:
-
Age Group, Ethnicity, Gender, International, Suicide
- Keywords:
-
Firearms, Hanging, Japan, Method, UNITED States
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 >
+ Suicide methods in Europe: a gender-specific analysis of countries participating in the "European Alliance Against Depression''
- Author:
-
Varnik A / Kolves K / van der Feltz-Cornelis CM / et al
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
- Topics:
-
International, Suicide
- Keywords:
-
Europe, Hanging/suffocation, Male, Method
Analysis of suicide by method in 16 European countries found that hanging/suffocation was the most prevalent suicide method among both males (54%) and females (36%), followed for males by firearms (10%)...
read more >
+ Time trends in suicide mortality vary in choice of methods; an analysis of 145,865 fatal suicide cases in Germany 1991–2002
- Author:
-
Baumert J / Erazo N / Ruf E / Ladwig KH
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Topics:
-
International, Suicide, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
-
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%...
read more >
+ Methods of suicide: international suicide patterns derived from the WHO mortality database
- Author:
-
Ajdacic-Gross V / Weiss MG / Ring M / et al
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- Bulletin of the World Health Organization
- Topics:
-
International, Suicide
- Keywords:
-
Hangings, Method Substitution, Poisoning, Suicide Methods
Using mortality data from the World Health Organization, method of suicide by country was summarized. Poisoning by pesticide was common in many Asian countries and in Latin America while poisoning by...
read more >
