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What are reasons for the large gender differences in the lethality of suicidal acts?

Background: In Europe, men have lower rates of attempted suicide compared to women and at the same time a higher rate of completed suicides, indicating major gender differences in lethality of
suicidal behaviour. The aim of this study was to analyse the extent to which these gender
differences in lethality can be explained by factors such as choice of more lethal methods or
lethality differences within the same suicide method or age. In addition, we explored gender
differences in the intentionality of suicide attempts.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa.de:bsz:15-qucosa-175585
Date27 July 2015
CreatorsMergl, Roland, Koburger, Nicole, Heinrichs, Katharina, Székely, András, Tóth, Mónika Ditta, Coyne, James, Quintão, Sónia, Arensman, Ella, Coffey, Claire, Maxwell, Margaret, Värnik, Airi, von Audenhove, Chantalle, Daid, David Mc, Sarchiapone, Marco, Schmidtke, Armin, Genz, Axel, Gusmão, Ricardo, Hegerl, Ulrich
ContributorsUniversitätsklinikum Leipzig, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Semmelweis University Budapest, Institute of Behavioral Sciences, University Medical Center, Department of Health Psychology, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, CEDOC, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University College Cork, National Suicide Research Foundation and Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Stirling, Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit, Tallinn University, Estonian-Swedish Mental Health and Suicidology Institute, University of Leuven, LUCAS Center for care research and consultancy, London School of Economics,, University of Molise, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty,, University “Gabriele d’Annunzio” Foundation,, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, University of Porto, ISPUP, Institute of Public Health, PLoS,
PublisherUniversitätsbibliothek Leipzig
Source SetsHochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typedoc-type:article
Formatapplication/pdf
SourcePLoS one 10 (7) : e0129062

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