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Trends in suicide methods by age group
Author(s) -
Demir Mustafa
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
asia‐pacific psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1758-5872
pISSN - 1758-5864
DOI - 10.1111/appy.12334
Subject(s) - suicide methods , turkish , jumping , demography , suicide prevention , test (biology) , psychology , suicide rates , standardization , medicine , poison control , gerontology , medical emergency , computer science , sociology , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , biology , operating system , physiology
This study investigates the trends in suicide methods by age group in Turkey. Method Secondary data on suicide from 2007 to 2015 were obtained from the Turkish Statistical Institute. The direct standardization method was used to calculate suicide rates. Correlation test was used to show the trends in suicide methods by age. Results Statistically significant changes in suicide methods were seen for persons aged 15 to 24 years and 25 to 44 years, where jumping increased; among persons aged 15 to 24 years, cutting/burning decreased. Discussion The most popular suicide method is jumping.