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Socio-economic inequalities in suicide: a European comparative study
- Authors:
- LORANT Vincent, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 187(1), July 2005, pp.49-52.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Social factors have been shown to be predictors of suicide. It is not known whether these factors vary between countries. The aim was to present a first European overview of socio-economic inequalities in suicide mortality among men and women. The authors used a prospective follow-up of censuses matched with vital statistics in ten European populations. Directly standardised rates of suicide were computed for each country. In men, a low level of educational attainment was a risk factor for suicide in eight out of ten countries. Suicide inequalities were smaller and less consistent in women. In most countries, the greater the socio-economic disadvantage, the higher is the risk of suicide. The population of Turin evidenced no socio-economic inequalities. Socio-economic inequalities in suicide are a generalised phenomenon in western Europe, but the pattern and magnitude of these inequalities vary between countries. These inequalities call for improved access to psychiatric care for lower socio-economic groups.
Women in European therapeutic communities: conclusions of the BIOMED project
- Authors:
- de WILDE Joke, TRULSSON Karin
- Journal article citation:
- Therapeutic Communities: the International Journal of Therapeutic Communities, 27(1), Spring 2006, pp.123-146.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The first part of this article reports on the activities and findings of the BIOMED II 'Improving Psychiatric Treatment in Residential Programmes for Emerging Dependency Groups through Relapse Prevention' (IPTRP). The multi-site research involved treatment centres from nine countries (Norway, Sweden, Belgium, France, Germany, Scotland, Spain, Italy and Greece) over Northern, Central and Southern Europe. The major aim was to identify and address the needs of 'emerging dependency groups'. A further development of the BIOMED project allowed the study of the special needs of substance-abusing women. The authors discuss the findings of both BIOMED studies and their implications for the organisation of therapeutic communities treatment.