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Suicide prevention and audit

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Nov 2005 United Kingdom English Publisher:Mark Allen GroupJournal:British Journal of Hospital Medicine, volume 66, pages 627-630 (issn: 1750-8460, eissn: 1759-7390,

Authors: Saunders, K; Hawton, K;

doi: 10.12968/hmed.2005.66.11.20024

pmid: 16308949

Suicide prevention and audit

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Abstract

Suicide is a devastating event and a major public health issue. On average one person dies every 2 hours in England as a result of suicide. It is the commonest cause of death in men under the age of 35 years. This article reviews the epidemiology, causal factors and prevention of suicide, and also briefly discusses the role of audit in this area.

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United Kingdom

Related Organizations

University of Oxford
United Kingdom
Warneford Hospital
United Kingdom
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom

Keywords

Suicide Prevention, Health Status, Mental Disorders, Age Factors, Suicide, Mental Health, Sex Factors, Socioeconomic Factors, Risk Factors, Humans, Risk Reduction Behavior

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