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Male suicide: policy briefing
- Authors:
- NESOM Suzanna, BRISTOW Dan
- Publisher:
- Wales Centre for Public Policy
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 5
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This note provides an overview of male suicide rates and some of the causes, at both the UK and Wales level. Since 2016, the National Statistics definition of suicide for the UK includes all deaths from intentional self-harm for persons aged ten years and over, and deaths where the intent was undetermined for those aged 15 years and over. Deaths from an event of undetermined intent in ten to 14 year olds are not included, as it is not always clear whether the assumption that the harm was self-inflicted is appropriate. Data on the rates of suicide across the UK suggest that there is a gendered dimension to suicide. Male suicides accounted for around three quarters of the total in England and Wales in 2019. Of the 5,691 suicides registered in England and Wales in 2019, males accounted for three quarters of these (4303). This equates to a male suicide death rate of 16.9 per 100,000, compared with 5.3 deaths per 100,000 for the female suicide death rate in 2019. This represents an increase from the 2018 rate of 16.2 per 100,000 and is significantly higher than rates seen between 2014 and 2017. (Edited publisher abstract)
Seriousness and lethality of attempted suicide: a systematic review
- Authors:
- LIOTTA Marco, MENTO Carmela, SETTINERIC Salvatore
- Journal article citation:
- Aggression and Violent Behavior, 21, 2015, pp.97-109.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
The concepts of seriousness and lethality of suicide attempts are essential to the assessment of suicide risk and, therefore, to prevent suicidal behaviour. A review of the literature was conducted in order to identify the most important factors that increase the seriousness and potential lethality of attempted suicide. The factors identified were incorporated into four main categories: progression along the suicide continuum; age and gender; mental disorders and method of suicide. Although each category contains independent risk factors for the severity of the suicide attempt, their combination both within and, above all, between them, has emerged as the most important predictor of suicidal behaviour. (Publisher abstract)
Statistical update on suicide
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAiN. Department of Health. Health Improvement Analytical Team
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 11
- Place of publication:
- London
In September 2012, a statistical document presenting key statistics and relevant information was published alongside ‘Preventing suicide in England: a cross-government outcomes strategy to save lives’. This document provides an update with latest available information, in which the term suicide refers to deaths from both intentional self-harm and injury or poisoning of undetermined intent. It includes trend information on deaths in particular circumstances and by age group. (Edited publisher abstract)
Patient suicide: the impact of service changes: a UK wide study
- Author:
- NATIONAL CONFIDENTIAL INQUIRY INTO SUICIDE AND HOMICIDE BY PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS
- Publisher:
- University of Manchester
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 18
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
The National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness (NCISH) aimed to examine the relationship between mental health service changes and patient suicide rates in the UK. The specific objectives were to investigate: the take up of service changes over time; the association between the number of service changes implemented and suicide rates; the association between service changes and suicide rates before and after their implementation; and the effect of individual service changes on specific patient sub-groups. A detailed service questionnaire was sent to all mental health services in the UK. Questions related to whether specific policies or service changes had been implemented. 17 recommendations and service changes were selected for consideration, reflecting their clinical and policy importance. (Edited publisher abstract)
The national confidential inquiry into suicide and homicide by people with mental Illness. Annual report: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
- Authors:
- APPLEBY Louis, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Manchester. Centre for Mental Health and Risk. National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 135
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
It is reported that suicide by mental health patients had risen, to 1,333 deaths in 2011 (England), following a previous fall. The rise probably reflected the rise in suicide in the general population, which had been attributed to existing economic difficulties. The proportion of patients dying by suicide who were unemployed had risen in England and Northern Ireland. An apparent rise in Scotland was largely explained by a coding change, but the adjusted figure for patient suicide was still comparatively high. Increases in Wales and Northern Ireland were based on small numbers and should be treated with caution. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental illness and suicide in British South Asian adults
- Author:
- INEICHEN Bernard
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Religion and Culture, 15(3), 2012, pp.235-250.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
South Asians make up about 4.7% of the UK population. Studies from the 1990s concluded that the mental health of British people of South Asian origin was at least as good, and probably rather better, than that of the ethnic majority. Their rates for mental illness and suicide have been shown by some researchers to be lower than that of the total UK population, using a variety of measures, and considering many psychiatric conditions. This paper reviews the literature on the extent of mental illness among British South Asian adults, and explores aspects of their service use, and their attitudes to mental illness. Some distinguishing features of British South Asian mental health are identified, including areas justifying further research. The author concludes that variations in the South Asian population including generation, country of origin, religion, class, wealth and geography, emphasise the growing need to disaggregate this population when presenting data about them.
Attributable risk of psychiatric and socio-economic factors for suicide from individual-level, population-based studies: a systematic review
- Authors:
- LI Zhuoyang, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Social Science and Medicine, 72(4), February 2011, pp.608-616.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Fourteen case-control and cohort studies were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis. Although relative risk for suicide was much higher for psychiatric disorders compared to socioeconomic factors, the population attributable risk for some socioeconomic factors and some psychiatric disorders were found to be of the same order of magnitude. The suggestion that public health policy on suicide prevention should focus on lower risk, but higher prevalence, socioeconomic factors is discussed.
Targeting suicide - qualitative analysis of suicide prevention strategy documents in England and Finland
- Authors:
- SOLIN Pia, NIKANDER Pirjo
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review Journal, 16(1), March 2011, pp.5-14.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
In a policy context, suicide is not easily defined, understood or prevented. It leaves a long-lasting mental and social burden on those left behind, as well as direct consequences on the health sector and society as a whole. The means policy itself is often difficult to turn into action. This review details the interpretative repertoires found in the suicide prevention strategies of both England and Finland, and examines their potential functions and audiences. In both nations, the political repertoire was formed from four themes: the public health epidemiology; the everyday; the preventive action; and the reflective repertoires. The paper outlines the polyphonic and multi-layered nature of these policy documents and how different repertoires may be used for various functions. The paper concludes that, while the polyphonic nature of policy documents is necessary to reach a wider readership and to capture suicide as a controversial phenomenon, its argumentative style may also undermine some of the measures and actions recommended by policy itself.
Suicide ideation in older adults: relationship to mental health problems and service use
- Authors:
- CORNA Laurie M., CAIRNEY John, STREINER David L.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 50(6), December 2010, pp.785-797.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of suicide ideation among community-dwelling older adults and the relationship between suicide ideation, major psychiatric disorder, and mental health service use. Data from the Canadian Community Health Survey 1.2: Mental Health and Well-being (CCHS 1.2) for all adults aged 55 years and over was used to estimate the prevalence of suicide ideation and the prevalence of major psychiatric disorder and service use among ideators versus nonideators. Using multivariate models, the study considered the sociodemographic, social, and mental health correlates of suicide ideation and mental health care use. The results showed that more than 2% of older adults reported suicide ideation in the past year and more than two thirds of these respondents did not meet the criteria for any of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders assessed in the CCHS 1.2. In multivariate models, being male, younger, or widowed, reporting lower social support and higher psychological distress increased the likelihood of suicide ideation. More than 50% of the respondents who reported suicidal thoughts did not access any type of mental health care use. The article concludes that, although suicide ideation is associated with depression and anxiety disorders, many older adults with suicidal thoughts do not meet the criteria for these clinical disorders.
The funny side of suicide
- Author:
- DRINKWATER Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 5.8.10, 2010, p.26.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author talks to the comic Taylor Mackenzie about his production at the Edinburgh Festival which is about his suicide attempt and the 15 weeks that led up to it. Six other shows at the Edinburgh Festival about disability are also listed.