Impact of pesticide regulations on mortality from suicide by pesticide in China

An interrupted time series analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID15519559
AuthorsYongfu Yan (0000-0001-9888-6695, Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention), Yingying Jiang (0009-0006-4589-8207, National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention), Rong Liu (0000-0001-9674-0561, The George Institute for Global Health), Michael Eddleston (0000-0002-6857-3441, University of Edinburgh), Chuanjiang Tao (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), Andrew Page (0000-0002-6694-6689, Translational Research Institute), Lijun Wang (0000-0001-9782-6869, National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention), Guoshuang Feng (0000-0002-1998-2951, Capital Medical University, corresponding author), Shiwei Liu (0000-0002-2509-0319, Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume14
Pages1189923-1189923
Publication date2023-09-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1189923
PMID37732083
OpenAlexW4386421317
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited36

Declines in suicide by pesticide in China occurred contemporaneously with regulatory bans and restrictions implemented on several pesticides, particularly in urban areas, among female individuals, and the relatively low age profile. These findings indicate the potential influence of these bans on trends of suicide by pesticides

Biology · China · Environmental health · Geography · Pesticide · Poison control · Poison control center · Suicide prevention · Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies · Medicine · Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity · Poisoning and overdose treatments · Toxicology