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Alcohol and suicide: a comparative analysis of France and Sweden
Author(s) -
NORSTRÖM THOR
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0965-2140
DOI - 10.1046/j.1360-0443.1995.901114634.x
Subject(s) - per capita , suicide prevention , alcohol consumption , consumption (sociology) , human factors and ergonomics , injury prevention , poison control , environmental health , occupational safety and health , test (biology) , psychology , demography , alcohol , medicine , sociology , chemistry , paleontology , population , biochemistry , social science , pathology , biology
The aim of this paper is to test the hypothesis that the effect of alcohol consumption on suicide risk is stronger in Sweden than in France. The rationale of the hypothesis is that we should expect a difference between the two countries with respect to: (i) the composition of alcohol abusers; and (ii) the degree to which heavy drinking is accepted. Analyses of time‐series data provide support for the hypothesis: the effect of per capita consumption of alcohol is significantly stronger in Sweden than in France.