Seasonality of violent suicides in the Athens greater area.

作者: C. Christodoulou , I. N. Papadopoulos , A. Douzenis , N. Kanakaris , C. Leukidis

DOI: 10.1521/SULI.2009.39.3.321

关键词: GeographySuicide methodsPoison controlPsychiatryDemographySuicide preventionEpidemiologyPublic healthOccupational safety and healthInjury preventionSeasonality

摘要: The aim of the study was to ascertain suicide seasonality in Greek population and associate this seasonal variation with age, sex, method. Studying can be help establishing a public health policy, related prevention. This is an epidemiologic based on forensic evidence. We studied deaths caused by self-injury (trauma), namely violent (not self-poisoning). Statistically significant established peak May. attributed mainly males. As for method, hanging peaks June shooting April. It also observed that individuals above age 45 early

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