Suicide in the Lodz Ghetto During World War Two
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13630309 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Lester (0000-0003-1357-8672, Richard Stockton College, corresponding author), Karolina Krysinska (0000-0002-7033-6904, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań), Karolina E Krysinska (Adam Mickiewicz University) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 209-217 |
| Publication date | 2001-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/e392-dt1h-cwvt-lduc |
| OpenAlex | W2125505121 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
Data on suicidal behavior among the Jews confined by the Nazis in the Lodz Ghetto in 1941 and 1942 are reported. The suicide rate was extremely high, increasing from 21.6 per 100,000 per year in 1941 to 84.6 in 1942. The epidemiology of suicide in the Lodz Ghetto is described, including a spring peak and sex differences in methods used for suicide
Archaeology · Criminology · Environmental health · Geography · Nazism · Poison control · Psychiatry · Sociology · Suicidal behavior · Suicide prevention · Suicide rates · World War II · Demography · Epidemiology · Health and Conflict Studies · Internal Medicine · Medical History and Research · Medicine · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |