Are Murders and Suicides Committed by Different Methods Intrinsically Different?

1996 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Lester
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Time Series Study ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Series Study

A time-series study of homicide and suicide rates by each method in England and Wales from 1950 to 1985 showed that the sociological correlates of these rates depended upon the method used for killing. This raises the possibility that murder and suicide may not be unitary phenomena, but rather that murder and suicide by particular methods are distinct deviant acts and should be studied separately.

scholarly journals Circulating Influenza Virus, Climatic Factors, and Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Time Series Study in England and Wales and Hong Kong

2011 ◽  
Vol 203 (12) ◽  
pp. 1710-1718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Warren-Gash ◽  
Krishnan Bhaskaran ◽  
Andrew Hayward ◽  
Gabriel M. Leung ◽  
Su-Vui Lo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Time Series ◽  
Influenza Virus ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Climatic Factors ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Time Series Study ◽  
Series Study

Predicting the Time-Series Suicide Rate in Japan by Motive: A Brief Note

2002 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Lester ◽  
Yukio Saito
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Suicide Rate ◽  
Social Indicators ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
Time Series Study ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
The Social ◽  
Divorce Rates ◽  
Series Study

In a time series study of suicide rates in Japan from 1978–1997, it was found that the social indicators which predict the suicide rates differ for suicides committed for interpersonal, work-related, and health concerns. While measures of domestic social integration predicted the suicide rate for interpersonal reasons, unemployment, and divorce rates predicted the suicide rate for work-related reasons.

scholarly journals Comparative analysis of death by suicide in Brazil and in the United States: descriptive, cross-sectional time series study

2017 ◽  
Vol 135 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Abuabara ◽  
Allan Abuabara ◽  
Carin Albino Luçolli Tonchuk
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Time Series ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Gini Coefficients ◽  
Time Series Study ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
Series Study

ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The World Health Organization recognizes suicide as a public health priority. Increased knowledge of suicide risk factors is needed in order to be able to adopt effective prevention strategies. The aim of this study was to analyze and compare the association between the Gini coefficient (which is used to measure inequality) and suicide death rates over a 14-year period (2000-2013) in Brazil and in the United States (US). The hypothesis put forward was that reduction of income inequality is accompanied by reduction of suicide rates. DESIGN AND SETTING: Descriptive cross-sectional time-series study in Brazil and in the US. METHODS: Population, death and suicide death data were extracted from the DATASUS database in Brazil and from the National Center for Health Statistics in the US. Gini coefficient data were obtained from the World Development Indicators. Time series analysis was performed on Brazilian and American official data regarding the number of deaths caused by suicide between 2000 and 2013 and the Gini coefficients of the two countries. The suicide trends were examined and compared. RESULTS: Brazil and the US present converging Gini coefficients, mainly due to reduction of inequality in Brazil over the last decade. However, suicide rates are not converging as hypothesized, but are in fact rising in both countries. CONCLUSION: The hypothesis that reduction of income inequality is accompanied by reduction of suicide rates was not verified.

scholarly journals Six-Year Follow-Up of Impact of Co-proxamol Withdrawal in England and Wales on Prescribing and Deaths: Time-Series Study

PLoS Medicine ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. e1001213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith Hawton ◽  
Helen Bergen ◽  
Sue Simkin ◽  
Claudia Wells ◽  
Navneet Kapur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Time Series Study ◽  
Series Study

Fertility and Suicide Rates: A Time Series Analysis in the United States

1992 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Lester ◽  
Bijou Yang
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Time Series ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The United States ◽  
Fertility Rates ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Time Series Study ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Series Study

SummaryIn a time series study of the USA from 1933 to 1984, fertility rates were associated with the suicide rates of those aged 15–44. The higher the fertility rate the lower the suicide rate for these age groups, for both whites and non-whites, and for both men and women. The results were seen as supporting Durkheim's theory of suicide.

Effect of Using Age-Adjusted Suicide Rates on Time-Series Studies of the American Suicide Rate

1992 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 778-778
Author(s):  
David Lester
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Suicide Rate ◽  
Time Series Study ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Time Series Studies ◽  
Divorce Rates ◽  
Series Study

Divorce rates were significantly associated with crude suicide rates in a time-series study of the USA from 1950–1985 but not with age-adjusted suicide rates.

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