Methods of suicide: international suicide patterns derived from the WHO mortality database

• Main Authors: Vladeta Ajdacic-Gross (Author), Mitchell G Weiss (Author), Mariann Ring (Author), Urs Hepp (Author), Matthias Bopp (Author), Felix Gutzwiller (Author), Wulf Rössler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2008-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: Accurate information about preferred suicide methods is important for devising strategies and programmes for suicide prevention. Our knowledge of the methods used and their variation across countries and world regions is still limited. The aim of this study was to provide the first compre...