Medical Student Suicide Rates

Analyzing Indian farmer suicide rates.

Arguments about the causes of Indian farmer suicides have been widely aired in recent years, both in the media and in academic papers. It is plausible to suppose, as Carleton (1) does, that climate change has an indirect causal effect on the farmer suicide rate via reduced crop yields and increasing debt. It is, however, much less plausible to suppose that there will be a causal link for nonfar...

Seasonal variation in suicide-rates.

College Student Suicide: Putting the Pieces Together

Campus tragedy: a study of student suicide.

Prior studies of college suicides have neglected the need for an adequate comparison or control group. To remedy this situation, student suicides were compared to their nonsuicidal classmates on selected demographic variables. Suiciding students could be significantly differentiated from their fellow students on the basis of age, class standing, major subject, nationality, emotional condition, ...

College student suicide: a call to action.

This article examines current issues related to the topic of college student suicide and why it continues to be an issue of major concern. The nature/extent of the problem, risk and protective factors, responses to college student suicide, legal issues, and training issues are discussed. The importance of addressing the issue of college student suicide and its prevention on college campuses is ...