Drug suicide: a sex-equal cause of death in 16 European countries

• Main Authors: Scheerder Gert (Author), van Audenhove Chantal (Author), Gusmão Ricardo (Author), Reisch Thomas (Author), Maxwell Margareth (Author), Arensman Ella (Author), Kõlves Kairi (Author), Wu Jing (Author), Värnik Peeter (Author), Sisask Merike (Author), Värnik Airi (Author), van der Feltz-Cornelis Christina M (Author), Coffey Claire (Author), Kopp Maria (Author), Szekely Andras (Author), Roskar Saska (Author), Hegerl Ulrich (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is a lack of international research on suicide by drug overdose as a preventable suicide method. Sex- and age-specific rates of suicide by drug self-poisoning (ICD-10, X60-64) and the distribution of drug types used in 16 Europ...