Visitor suicide risk in casino resort areas

Citation
Ksy. Chew et al., Visitor suicide risk in casino resort areas, POP RES POL, 19(6), 2000, pp. 551-570
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Sociology & Antropology
Journal title
POPULATION RESEARCH AND POLICY REVIEW
ISSN journal
01675923 → ACNP
Volume
19
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
551 - 570
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-5923(200012)19:6<551:VSRICR>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
In a well-publicized analysis of visitor suicides in three casino areas (At lantic City, Las Vegas, and Reno), elevated suicide risk among interstate v isitors was attributed to the presence of legalized gambling. A fundamental limitation of the analysis, however, was the absence of estimates for at-r isk populations. In the present paper, an analysis of 1995 visitor-suicide rates (incorporating estimates for at-risk population) for 310 large US cou nties, including places both with and without gambling casinos, yields no e vidence to support a gambling-suicide relationship.