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Epidemiology of Suicidal Behavior
Author(s) -
Mościcki Eve K.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1943-278x.1995.tb00390.x
Subject(s) - epidemiology , suicide prevention , isolation (microbiology) , suicide risk , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , medicine , injury prevention , addiction , psychology , psychiatry , environmental health , bioinformatics , biology , pathology
This paper presents the epidemiology of suicide and discusses the known risk factors for suicide within a framework designed to encourage a systematic approach to theory testing and prevention. Mental and addictive disorders are the most powerful of the multiple risk factors for suicide in all age groups. Since risk factors for suicide rarely occur in isolation, prevention efforts are more likely to succeed if multiple risk factors are targeted.