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Suicide among soldiers and young men in the Nordic countries 1977–1984
Author(s) -
Hytten K.,
Weisæth L.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1989.tb10248.x
Subject(s) - norwegian , suicide prevention , demography , injury prevention , poison control , medicine , occupational safety and health , human factors and ergonomics , medical emergency , psychiatry , sociology , philosophy , linguistics , pathology
– A comparison af suicide rates among soldiers and civilians in the Nordic countries during the 8‐year period 1977–1984 revealed that suicides among soldiers were more frequent in Norway than in Sweden and Finland. An in‐depth study of the suicides of Norwegian soldiers during the same time period points to selection procedures and distance from home to the soldier's duty camp as possible causal factors. The suicides were frequently precipitated by an acute crisis. Preventive measures are discussed.