HIGH SUICIDE MORTALITY SOON AFTER DIAGNOSIS AMONG CANCER-PATIENTS IN CENTRAL ITALY

Authors
CROCETTI E ARNIANI S ACCIAI S BARCHIELLI A BUIATTI E
Citation
E. Crocetti et al., HIGH SUICIDE MORTALITY SOON AFTER DIAGNOSIS AMONG CANCER-PATIENTS IN CENTRAL ITALY, British Journal of Cancer, 77(7), 1998, pp. 1194-1196
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology
Journal title
British Journal of Cancer → ACNP
ISSN journal
00070920
Volume
77
Issue
7
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1194 - 1196
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0920(1998)77:7<1194:HSMSAD>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
A high suicide mortality risk has been documented among a population-b ased cohort of 27 123 cancer patients resident in central Italy where the general suicide rate is low. Forty-one suicides were observed (SMR = 2.36) which were only 0.2% of all deaths. However, the highest risk (SMR = 27.7) during the first 6 months after diagnosis, represents a greater contrast with the general population than has been observed in other studies.