Suicide - Statistics & numerical data
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Varenicline and suicidal behaviour: a cohort study based on data from the General Practice Research Database.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine whether varenicline, a recently licensed smoking cessation product, is associated with an increased risk of suicide and suicidal behaviour compared with alternative treatments bupropion and nicotine replacement therapy. ... Read more...

Who uses firearms as a means of suicide? A population study exploring firearm accessibility and method choice.

22 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: The 1996 Australian National Firearms Agreement introduced strict access limitations. However, reports on the effectiveness of the new legislation are conflicting. This study, accessing all cases of suicide 1997-2004, explores factors ... Read more...

Familial aggregation of suicide explained by cluster B traits: a three-group family study of suicide controlling for major depressive disorder.

13 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: There is substantial evidence suggesting that suicide aggregates in families. However, the extent of overlap between the liability to suicide and psychiatric disorders, particularly major depressive disorder, remains an important issue. ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Suicide - Statistics & numerical data'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Mefloquine has more adverse effects than other drugs for malaria prophylaxis. 11 Oct 2009
• Unemployment and suicide: is alcohol the missing link? 8 Oct 2009
• Varenicline and suicidal behaviour: a cohort study based on data from the General Practice Research Database. 29 Sep 2009
• Greater evidence of dissociative symptoms noted in general practitioners attending an educational session on dissociation. 29 Sep 2009
• Toxic sequelae of childhood sexual abuse. 29 Sep 2009
• Who uses firearms as a means of suicide? A population study exploring firearm accessibility and method choice. 22 Sep 2009
• Familial aggregation of suicide explained by cluster B traits: a three-group family study of suicide controlling for major depressive disorder. 13 Sep 2009
• Global patterns of mortality in young people: a systematic analysis of population health data. 10 Sep 2009
• Young people: not as healthy as they seem. 10 Sep 2009
• [Depression in the elderly] 7 Sep 2009
• [Depression in men: stress, risk factors and symptoms] Sep 2009
• [Suicide in the aged, a hidden reality] 30 Aug 2009
• Suicide attempts, gender, and sexual abuse: data from the 2000 British Psychiatric Morbidity Survey. 30 Aug 2009
• Firearm suicide among veterans in the general population: findings from the national violent death reporting system. 30 Aug 2009
• Suicides, homicides, and unintentional injury deaths after trauma center discharge: cocaine use as a risk factor. 30 Aug 2009
• Treatment of youth depression. 30 Aug 2009
• Toward understanding suicide among youths: results from the White Mountain Apache tribally mandated suicide surveillance system, 2001-2006. 18 Aug 2009
• Copycat effects after media reports on suicide: a population-based ecologic study. 11 Aug 2009
• Cross-national analysis of the associations among mental disorders and suicidal behavior: findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys. 9 Aug 2009
• Risk of suicidal behaviour in adults taking antidepressants. 9 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Suicide'

Definition: The act of killing oneself.

Descriptor UI: D013405

Alternative terms: Suicide; Suicides;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; ethnology; history; legislation & jurisprudence; prevention & control; psychology; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: F01.145.126.980.875; I01.880.735.856;

Technical Notes: PARASUICIDE is also available