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Suicide in Nurses
Author(s) -
Hawton Keith,
Vislisel Lida
Publication year - 1999
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.1999.tb00765.x
Subject(s) - suicide risk , medicine , suicide prevention , occupational safety and health , human factors and ergonomics , psychology , poison control , environmental health , pathology
The worldwide English language literature on suicide in nurses is reviewed in this article. There is evidence from several countries that female nurses are at increased risk of suicide. Very little information is available about the specific causes. Increased risk in nurses has been statistically associated with smoking and negatively related to extent of caffeine consumption. Unlike some other high‐risk occupational groups, it is unclear to what extent access to means for suicide contributes to nurses'risk. The methodological issues and specific needs of research concerning suicide in nurses are discussed.