Death by suicide in Grampian 1991-1999: comparison with a previous study
| Autor: | K. S. Nicoll, J. S. Callender, Magnus A. McGee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Mental Health Services Time Factors Population Poison control Psychiatric Department Hospital Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Cause of Death Injury prevention Medicine Humans In patient 030212 general & internal medicine Registries Sex Distribution education education.field_of_study business.industry Mortality rate Human factors and ergonomics General Medicine medicine.disease 030227 psychiatry Suicide Scotland Female Medical emergency business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Scottish medical journal. 49(2) |
| ISSN: | 0036-9330 |
| Popis: | Objectives: To review the changes in suicide and undetermined death rates in Grampian between 1991–1999 and to make comparisons with a previous study on the same population. Design: All suicide and undetermined deaths in Grampian recorded by the General Register Office for Scotland were included and linked with the psychiatric case records from Grampian Health Board. Results: The high suicide and undetermined death rates in Grampian are accounted for by the excess of deaths in males. In males there has been a change in the method used to commit suicide with hanging now being the commonest method used. Firearm deaths have reduced dramatically since legislation was introduced in 1997 (RR = 0.21, 95% CI [0.05,0.91]). For those with previous psychiatric contact,-a greater proportion were drug users than in 1974–1990 (OR = 3.75,95% CI [2.7, 5.2]). A higher percentage of suicides have a history of more than one previous attempt at suicide than in 1974–1990. In Grampian there is a lower percentage of in patient suicide than the rest of Scotland. Conclusion; There have been changes in suicide trends in Grampian and these are similar to elsewhere in Scotland. Strategies to address this are discussed. |
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