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  • Seasonal Variation in Suicide in a Predominantly Caucasian Tropical/subtropical Region of Australia

    Author(s)
    Cantor, CH
    Hickey, PA
    De Leo, D
    Griffith University Author(s)
    De Leo, Diego
    Year published
    2000
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    Abstract
    Seasonal variations in suicide were examined in a Caucasian population living relatively close to the equator. A spring/early summer peak, but no secondary autumn peak, was found for males. An autumn trough was found for females. No significant seasonal variation was found for rurality, distance from the equator, employment status, or methods of suicide. Post-mortem blood alcohol levels were higher in spring and summer, possibly reflecting socialization patterns. The modest associations are consistent with suggestion that climatic influences may produce greater variation in suicide rates where the climatic variation itself ...
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    Seasonal variations in suicide were examined in a Caucasian population living relatively close to the equator. A spring/early summer peak, but no secondary autumn peak, was found for males. An autumn trough was found for females. No significant seasonal variation was found for rurality, distance from the equator, employment status, or methods of suicide. Post-mortem blood alcohol levels were higher in spring and summer, possibly reflecting socialization patterns. The modest associations are consistent with suggestion that climatic influences may produce greater variation in suicide rates where the climatic variation itself is greater.
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    Journal Title
    Psychopathology
    Volume
    33
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1159/000029162
    Subject
    Clinical sciences
    Cognitive and computational psychology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/3048
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