International suicide rates and prevention strategies / Diego De Leo, Russell Evans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Leo, Diego, 1951-

Contributor:

Evans, Russell.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Suicide.

Suicide--Prevention.

Suicidal behavior--Treatment.

Suicidal behavior.

Physical Description:

xvii, 150 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Hogrefe & Huber, [2004]

Contents:

Part I Data

Reliability of international suicide mortality data 4

Analysis and presentation of data 7

Data source 7

Classification of countries 7

Classification of age groups 8

Analysis and presentation of data 9

Global data 9

National trends 9

Impact of suicide prevention strategies, mental health programmes, and substance abuse policies on suicide mortality rates 9

Interpretation 10

Limitations 11

Part II Trends in Suicide Mortality

Chapter 2 Global Trends in Suicide Mortality 15

Suicide as a cause of death 15

Global suicide trends and changes in age-specific rates 18

Chapter 3 National Suicide Mortality Trends in Childhood (Under 15 Years) 21

Chapter 4 National Suicide Mortality Trends in Adolescence (15-24 Years) 24

Chapter 5 National Suicide Mortality Trends in Young Adulthood (25-44 Years) 37

Chapter 6 National Suicide Mortality Trends in Middle Adulthood (45-64 years) 50

Chapter 7 National Suicide Mortality Trends in Late Adulthood (65 Years and Over) 63

Most recent mortality data 63

Old World 64

New World 66

Scandinavia 67

Eastern Europe 69

Southern Europe 70

Western Europe 72

Asia 73

Part III Impact of Prevention Strategies

Chapter 8 The Impact of Comprehensive National Suicide Prevention Strategies on Suicide Mortality 79

International responses to suicide 79

Development of national suicide prevention strategies 80

Differences between national suicide prevention strategies 81

Target groups 81

Components 81

The impact of national suicide prevention strategies on suicide rates 82

Adolescents (15-24 years) 83

Finland 83

Norway 84

Australia 85

Sweden 85

All ages 86

Finland 86

Norway 87

Australia 87

Sweden 88

Limitations 89

Evidence-based suicide prevention strategies 90

Chapter 9 The Impact of Mental Health Programmes on Suicide Mortality 92

Psychiatric disorders as a risk factor for suicide 92

Affective disorders 92

Psychotic disorders 93

Anxiety disorders 93

Personality disorders 94

International responses to mental illness 94

The impact of mental health plans on suicide rates 96

Adolescents 97

All ages 97

Beyond mental health programmes: The need for specific suicide prevention activities 97

Chapter 10 The Impact of Substance Abuse Policies on Suicide Mortality 101

Substance abuse as a risk factor for suicide 101

Alcohol 102

Opiates 104

Cannabis 105

Cocaine 105

Amphetamines 105

International responses to substance abuse 106

The impact of national substance abuse polices on suicide trends 107

Adolescents 108

All ages 110

Part IV Other Factors Impacting on Suicidal Behaviour

Chapter 11 The Impact of Antidepressants on Suicide Mortality 115

The role of depression and its treatment in suicide prevention 115

History of antidepressants and prescription trends 116

Efficacy of antidepressants in the treatment of depression 117

Efficacy of antidepressants in the prevention of suicide 117

The paradoxical effect of antidepressants in the prevention of suicide 119

A combined approach to the treatment of depression in the prevention of suicide 120

Chapter 12 Unemployment and Suicide 122

Time series analyses 122

Cohort studies 123

Chapter 13 Period Effects, Cohort Effects, and Suicide Rates 125

Evidence for cohort effects 125

Limitations 126

Factors influencing cohort and period effects 127

War and economic conditions 127

Cohort size and the "Baby Boom Generation" 128

Suicide means and legislative restrictions on means 129

Media 130

Mental health 131

Appendix The ARIMA Model in Time Series Analyses 135.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-150).

ISBN:

0889372888

OCLC:

55973091