Primary prevention aims at reducing the incidence of a disorder. The first step in primary
prevention involves documenting the magnitude of the problem and identifying risk factors …

Using data from the 1979–85 National Longitudinal Mortality Study and multivariate hazards
regression analysis, the study investigates risk factors associated with suicide mortality …

This 1989 American Association of Suicidology presidential address focuses on statistics of
3.6 male suicide completions for each female completion, exploring hypothesis that different …

Sex differences in suicide rates indicate that girls and women have strengths, and some
risks, in this area. The present chapter examines these rates, and treatment, highlighting the …

A substantial number of participants made a further suicide attempt and eight men
completed suicide which represents a comparatively high completion rate. There were …

Men have persistently had a several-fold higher suicide rate than women. In this study of
204 consecutive suicides, the authors examined three areas in which the men differed from …

Male suicide rates are high in Western countries including the US and Canada.
Underpinned by men's resistance to health help-seeking and challenges diagnosing mental …

Suicide in men is a critical public health issue and has been described as a “silent
epidemic”. Worldwide, men commit suicides much more frequently than women [1]. Male …