Social connections and suicidal behaviour in young Australian adults: Evidence from a case-control study of persons aged 18-34 years in NSW, Australia

• Main Authors: Allison Milner (Author), Andrew Page (Author), Stephen Morrell (Author), Coletta Hobbs (Author), Greg Carter (Author), Michael Dudley (Author), Johan Duflou (Author), Richard Taylor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: There is evidence that social isolation is a risk factor for suicide, and that social connections are protective. Only a limited number of studies have attempted to correlate the number of social connections a person has in their life and suicidal behaviour. Method: Two population-based cas...