BACKGROUND There is a paucity of studies on the role of early risk factors for the choice of methods for violent suicide attempts. Adolescent risk factors for the choice of violent or non-violent methods for suicide attempts and the risk of subsequent suicide were studied using a longitudinal design. METHODS A national Swedish cohort of 48 834 18-20-year-old young men conscripted for military...

Background: Suicide is a major public health concern resulting in premature deaths. The six years (2010–2015) retrospective study on suicide cases reported at a tertiary care center of Warangal district, Telangana, India aims to explore the trend and determinant of suicide. Results: Suicide was predominant among 35< 45 years aged males and females aged 18< 30 years. The suicide method varied, m...

OBJECTIVE To study the association between method of attempted suicide and risk of subsequent successful suicide. DESIGN Cohort study with follow-up for 21-31 years. SETTING Swedish national register linkage study. PARTICIPANTS 48,649 individuals admitted to hospital in 1973-82 after attempted suicide. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Completed suicide, 1973-2003. Multiple Cox regression modelling ...

This descriptive research was conducted to estimate the method of suicide and suicidal intent among hospitalised suicide attempters at Pakistan Ordinance Factory (POF) Hospital, Wah Cantt, from December 2012 to June 2013. Data were collected from 49 hospitalised suicide attempters through purposive sampling technique by using Suicidal Intent Scale. Majority of suicide attempters (92%) used self...

introduction: man confronts crisis and problems during his life and sometimes because of several pressures commits suicide to escape and save himself. suicide occurs in all classes of the society. some of the demographic and social variables affecting suicide attempt are: age, sex, marital status, job, economic problems, communication and emotional problems, mental disorders and physical illnes...

The link between substance use and suicide is well established. However, little research analyzes how substance use is related to the method of suicide. This paper analyzes how specific drugs are associated with method of suicide, a critical topic because drug use bears on the etiology of suicide and may lead to policies aimed at deterring suicide. We use the COVDRS and logistic regression to e...

BACKGROUND The objective is to analyze and compare Virginia suicide data from 2003 to 2012 to US suicide data. METHODS Suicide trends by method, age, gender, and race were obtained from Virginia's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner's annual reports. RESULTS Similar to US suicide rates, suicide rates in Virginia increased between 2003 and 2012 from 10.9/100,000 people to 12.9/100,000 peopl...

OBJECTIVE To examine trends in suicide rates in Israel over a 13-year period. METHOD All cases of autopsy-confirmed suicide in Israel from 1985 to 1997 were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS An overall annual increase in suicide rates, with rates in men 3 times higher than those in women, was observed. Suicide rates were highest in the second and third decades of life. Unlike Western countr...