This is a report of new research on suicide attempts, based on an analysis of data from the
Epidemiologic Catchment Area surveys in the United States. Risk of making a suicide …

Background Suicide is a complex issue. Due to the relative rarity of the event, studies into
risk factors are regularly limited by sample size or biased samples. The aims of the study …

Suicide rates vary among racel-and age-defined groups, yet little is known about how
suicide risk factors differentially impact individual groups. This study assessed differential …

Are socio-economic factors valid determinants of suicide? The modern sociological theory of
suicide is based on Durkheim's studies. In addition to these fundamental social …

Background Women's suicide is a serious public health issue in low-and middle-income
countries (LMIC). This study explored whether institutional discrimination against women, as …

Objective. Suicide is a global public health problem, but relatively little epidemiological
investigation of the phenomenon has occurred in developing countries. This paper aims to …

Background. There are a large number of factors mediating suicide. Many studies have
searched for a direct causal relationship between economic hardship and suicide, however …

Approximately 30 000 Americans commit suicide each year.'The public health significance
of death by suicide has been emphasized by the recent establishment of the National Center …

Abel and Kruger (2005) reported a negative association of educational attainment and
suicide rate across the United States. Given strong links between intelligence and …

The sociological evidence available to date has not firmly established the relationship
between suicide and social status. It is postulated here that societies in different stages of …