Suicide and Suicidal Attempts in the United States: Costs and Policy Implications
| Autor: | Deborah Gurewich, Aung K. Lwin, Morton M. Silverman, Donald S. Shepard, Gerald A. Reed |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Male Adolescent Total cost Poison control Suicide Attempted Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Indirect costs 0302 clinical medicine Injury prevention Per capita Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Child Policy Making Productivity health care economics and organizations Aged business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Articles Middle Aged medicine.disease United States 030227 psychiatry 3. Good health Suicide Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Costs and Cost Analysis Female Original Article Medical emergency business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior |
| ISSN: | 1943-278X 0363-0234 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/sltb.12225 |
| Popis: | The national cost of suicides and suicide attempts in the United States in 2013 was $58.4 billion based on reported numbers alone. Lost productivity (termed indirect costs) represents most (97.1%) of this cost. Adjustment for under‐reporting increased the total cost to $93.5 billion or $298 per capita, 2.1–2.8 times that of previous studies. Previous research suggests that improved continuity of care would likely reduce the number of subsequent suicidal attempts following a previous nonfatal attempt. We estimate a highly favorable benefit–cost ratio of 6 to 1 for investments in additional medical, counseling, and linkage services for such patients. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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