Suicide is a worldwide phenomenon. This review is based on a literature search of the
World Health Organization (WHO) databases and PubMed. According to the WHO, in 2015 …

Suicidal behavior is a leading cause of injury and death worldwide. Information about the
epidemiology of such behavior is important for policy-making and prevention. The authors …

Research into environmental factors associated with suicide has historically focused on
meteorological variables. Recently, a heightened risk of suicide related to short-term …

This paper has a double purpose: to see how well Durkheim's [1897, Le Suicide (Paris: 1 e
edition)] findings apply a century later, and to see if the beneficial effects of social capital on …

Christodoulou C, Douzenis A, Papadopoulos FC, Papadopoulou A, Bouras G, Gournellis R,
Lykouras L. Suicide and seasonality. Objective: Seasonal variation of deaths by suicide …

BackgroundSeasonal fluctuation in suicide has been observed in many populations. High
temperature may contribute to this, but the effect of short-term fluctuations in temperature on …

A seasonal suicide peak in spring is highly replicated, but its specific cause is unknown. We
reviewed the literature on suicide risk factors which can be associated with seasonal …

Background Comorbidity of depression, heart disease, and migraine has been observed in
clinical practice, while ambient air pollution has been identified among different risk factors …

Background: There are an estimated one million completed suicides per year worldwide. As
a response to increasing concern about suicide within Europe, the EUROSAVE (European …

Objective: To analyse trends in mortality from suicide over the period 1965–99. Method:
Data were derived from the WHO database, including data for 47 countries. Results: In the …