Hanging suicides in northern Finland

A descriptive epidemiological study

Bibliographic Data

ID12095482
AuthorsJuha Kanamüller (Oulu University Hospital), Pirkko Riipinen (0000-0003-4140-4004, University of Oulu), Kaisa Riala (0000-0003-4633-3284, Helsinki University Hospital), Eero Paloneva (Oulu University Hospital), Helinä Hakko (0000-0003-0938-797X, Oulu University Hospital, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume40
Issue4
Pages205-210
Publication date2015-12-17
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDeath Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0748-1187 • E-ISSN: 1091-7683
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07481187.2015.1117537
PMID26681439
OpenAlexW2218433187
LanguageEN
References cited21

The authors examined all hanging-suicides during 1988-2013 (N = 851) in the province of Oulu, northern Finland. Using death-certificate data and ICD-diagnoses from the Finnish Hospital Discharge Register, we focused on gender differences in suicide, mental health, and somatic health. Male victims were more likely to have intoxication or problematic alcohol use; female victims were more likely to have somatic or mental hospitalization. Previous physical or mental hospitalization was related with absence of intoxication at the time of suicide. Suicide prevention should focus on acute alcohol abuse in the presence of acute stressors, suicidal thoughts and mental illness

Alcohol intoxication · Cause of death · Death certificate · Disease · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Mental health · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Stressor · Suicide methods · Suicide prevention · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Medicine · Restraint-Related Deaths · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Epidemiology

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