ATTEMPTED-SUICIDE IN A CATCHMENT-AREA OF IRELAND - A COMPARISON OF ANURBAN AND RURAL-POPULATION

Authors
LYSTER G YOUSSEF H
Citation
G. Lyster et H. Youssef, ATTEMPTED-SUICIDE IN A CATCHMENT-AREA OF IRELAND - A COMPARISON OF ANURBAN AND RURAL-POPULATION, The European journal of psychiatry, 9(1), 1995, pp. 22-27
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
The European journal of psychiatry → ACNP
ISSN journal
02136163
Volume
9
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
22 - 27
Database
ISI
SICI code
0213-6163(1995)9:1<22:AIACOI>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Psychiatric assessment was carried out on 95 patients who were referre d following attempted suicide. Forty eight patients were living in an urban area, and ferry seven patients were living in a rural area of Co . Louth, Republic of Ireland. Suicide attempters were found to be less integrated into community life and were mostly unemployed. Female sui cide attempters were more commonly found to have sub clinical depressi on in the rural areas.