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Suicide and the attempted suicide: An interntional perspective
Abstract
This article reviews the scope of suicide and attempted suicide as public health problems from an international perspective. Socio-demographic trends are analyzed and explanatory theories for international differences proposed. Suicide and attempted suicide can be prevented, but the development and evaluation of effective large-scale prevention programs is still in its infancy. Inadequacies in current programs across the world has promoted the establishment of national Task Forces on Suicide Prevention in the United States, Canada and The Netherlands, as well as a WHO strategy on suicide prevention. These groups have formulated comprehensive strategies for the prevention of suicide. The main components of these strategies are: Design and implementation of national research programs; The improvement of services; The provision of information and training on suicide prevention to relevant professional groups, organizations and the general public; and Formulation of strategies and techniques to deal with special risk groups. The added recommendations are seen as important steps in translating a comprehensive national plan to prevent suicide into clinical and research programs that can be effectively implemented to prevent these tragedies around the world.
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- Authors
- Diekstra, R. F. W.
- Affiliations
- World Health Organization (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Diekstra, R. F. W.
- ORCID
- Diekstra, R. F. W.
- Venue
- Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1989-10
- Volume
- 80
- Issue
- S354
- Pages
- 1-24
- ISSN
- 0001-690X (ISSN-L)
- 1600-0447
- OpenAlex
- W2019990521
- Cited by
- 180
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2024: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 6
- FWCI
- 11.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Keywords
- suicide, suicide attempts, suicide prevention, cross-national differences, sociodemographic trends, national suicide prevention strategy, national task force, prevention program evaluation, risk groups
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Sex Factors, Suicide, Suicide, Attempted, Incidence
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