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Rowbotham SK, Blau S. The circumstances and characteristics of fatal falls in Victoria, Australia: a descriptive study. AUST J FORENSIC SCI 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/00450618.2016.1194472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Samantha K. Rowbotham
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University, Southbank, Victoria 3006, Australia
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University, Southbank, Victoria 3006, Australia
- Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Southbank, Victoria 3006, Australia
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Buschmann C, Last S, Tsokos M, Kleber C. Tödliche Stürze aus der Höhe in Berlin von 1989–2004. Rechtsmedizin (Berl) 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s00194-014-0938-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Loh M, Tan CH, Sim K, Lau G, Mondry A, Leong JY, Tan EC. Epidemiology of Completed Suicides in Singapore for 2001 and 2002. CRISIS 2007; 28:148-55. [DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910.28.3.148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Abstract. This study provides an analysis of 640 completed suicide cases in Singapore for the years 2001 and 2002, compared to previous years and in relation to demographic and socioeconomic factors, as well as to the characteristics of a subgroup of suicide victims with prior psychiatric illness. There was little change in the suicide pattern over the 2 years studied compared to previous years. The sex ratio was constant at 1.5. Population-adjusted ratios were 1 for Chinese, 0.5 for Malays, and > 1 for both Indians and other ethnic groups. Falling from heights ranked first in terms of method adopted for both years. A disproportionately higher number of suicides were recorded for the 25-34 and the ≥ 75-year-old age groups. A total of 47 (17.2%) in 2001 and 74 (20.2%) in 2002 of the cases had a history of prior psychiatric illness, with psychotic disorders being the most common diagnostic category. There was also a statistically significant correlation between unemployment and incidence rates. Although the overall rate of elderly suicides had gone down since the 1990s, prevention strategy should focus on the elderly as this rate is still about 3-4 times the national average.
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- Marie Loh
- Bioinformatics Institute, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacology, National University of Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Center for Forensic Medicine, Health Sciences Authority, Institute of Mental Health/Woodbridge Hospital, Republic of Singapore
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- Center for Forensic Medicine, Health Sciences Authority, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacology, National University of Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- KK Research Center, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Republic of Singapore
- Department of Psychological Medicine, National University of Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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