Timing of completed suicides among residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1951–1985
Abstract
Previous studies of suicide timing may have been biased by incomplete ascertainment of suicides and by delays between the suicidal act and subsequent death. Those potential biases were assessed and minimized in this population-based study by using the unique resources of the Rochester Epidemiology Project in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Using these more accurate data, we confirmed previous reports of no excess suicides on birthdays (+/- 3 days), or during 3 United States national holidays. While most prior reports found excess post-holiday suicides and suicide peaks on Mondays, those findings were not observed in Olmsted County. Because 93% of deaths occurred on the date of the suicidal act, using date of death instead of the actual date of suicide is sufficient for most research purposes.
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- Authors
- Panser, L. A., McAlpine, D. E., Wallrichs, S. L., Swanson, D. W., O'Fallon, W. M., & Melton, L. J.
- Affiliations
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Corresponding author
- Panser, L. A.
- Venue
- Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1995-09
- Volume
- 92
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 214-219
- ISSN
- 0001-690X (ISSN-L)
- 1600-0447
- OpenAlex
- W2031872127
- Cited by
- 10
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R01AR030582, AR30582)
- 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 mortality, birthdays, national holidays, weekend effect, Monday effect, ascertainment bias, death date, Rochester Epidemiology Project, Olmsted County, Minnesota
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Holidays, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Minnesota, Risk Factors, Suicide, Incidence
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