Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology Archives

Association of Suicide Rates, Gun Ownership, Conservatism and Individual Suicide Risk

by Shannon | Jul 30, 2023

Objectives The purpose of the study was to examine the association of suicide rates, firearm ownership, political conservatism, religious integration at the state level, and individual suicide risk. Social structural and social learning and social integration theories...

Time trends in suicide mortality vary in choice of methods

by admin | Dec 21, 2021

Background Overall, decreasing suicide mortality rates were observed in the last decades in most Western populations. However, it remains unclear, whether these favourable trends occurred uniformly in particular suicide methods. Therefore, the present study evaluated...

Rural−urban differences in Austrian suicides

by admin | Dec 21, 2021

Objectives The answer to the question whether suicide rates are higher in urban than in rural areas may have changed over the years. This study analyzes the longitudinal trends of rural and urban suicides in Austria from 1970 to 2005. The most recent decade, 1995–2005...

Controlling firearms use in Australia: has the 1996 gun law reform produced the decrease in rates of suicide with this method?

by admin | Feb 3, 2020

Background Observed reductions in firearm suicides in Australia have been linked to the 1997 national firearms agreement (NFA) introduced following the 1996 Port Arthur massacre. The NFA placed strong access restrictions on firearms. Aims To assess the impact of...

Gunshot suicides in England — a multicentre study based on coroners’ records

by admin | Feb 3, 2020

Background Gunshot suicides account for 2.5% of suicides in England and Wales. This amounts to more than 100 deaths per year. Information about such deaths may assist in the development of suicide prevention strategies. Method We have examined coroners’ inquest...

Recent Posts

Categories

Sign Up for the Newsletter

Success!

Follow Us