Are suicide rates related to the psychiatrist density? A cross-national study.

• Autor Principal: Leo eSher (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A., 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction. Most suicide victims have a diagnosable psychiatric disorder. Treatment of psychiatric disorders should reduce the number of suicides. Higher psychiatrist-per-population ratio increases the opportunity for contact between the patient and psychiatrist. It is reasonable to hypothesize th...