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The effect of the detoxification of domestic gas in Switzerland on the suicide rate
Author(s) -
Lester D.
Publication year - 1990
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.1600-0447.1990.tb01406.x
Subject(s) - detoxification (alternative medicine) , suicide rates , suicide prevention , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , occupational safety and health , injury prevention , medicine , environmental health , medical emergency , psychology , alternative medicine , pathology
An examination of suicide rates in Switzerland during the period when domestic gas was detoxified indicated that, not only did the use of domestic gas for suicide decline, but so did the overall suicide rate, indicating that people did not switch to alternative methods for suicide, contrary to a claim made by the late Erwin Stengel.