Sex Differences in the Seasonal Distribution of Suicides

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jul 1988 English Publisher:Royal College of PsychiatristsJournal:British Journal of Psychiatry, volume 153, pages 115-117 (issn: 0007-1250, eissn: 1472-1465,

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Authors: D, Lester; M L, Frank;

doi: 10.1192/bjp.153.1.115

pmid: 3224232

Sex Differences in the Seasonal Distribution of Suicides

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Abstract

An attempt was made to replicate in the USA sex differences reported for the seasonal distribution of suicide in the UK, Finland and Australia. No sex differences were found. Spring and late summer peaks were found for suicides by both males and females. The method of suicide was found to be an important factor in the seasonal distribution of the suicides of males and females.

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Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
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Keywords

Male, Suicide, Sex Factors, Methods, Humans, Female, Seasons, United States

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