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Risk of suicide in relation to income level in people admitted to hospital with mental illness: nested case-control study
- Authors:
- AGERBO E., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 10.2.01, 2001, pp.334-335.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Reports on Danish study investigating the association between socio-economic position and suicide risk.
Gender differences in risk factors for suicide in Denmark
- Authors:
- QIN Ping, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 177, December 2000, pp.546-550.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Gender is one of the most frequently replicated predictors for suicide. This Danish study aims to identify risk factors for suicide among males and females and to investigate whether risk factors for suicide differ by gender. A history of hospitalised mental illness was the most marked risk factor for suicide for both genders. Unemployment, retirement, being single and sickness absence were significant risk factors for men, whereas having a child 2 years old was significantly protective for women. The relative risks for suicide differed significantly between genders according to psychiatric admission status and being the parent of a child 2 years. However, adjustment for these factors did not eliminate the gender difference in suicide risk.