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  • Recent Australian suicide trends for males and females at the national level: Has the rate of decline differed?

    Author(s)
    McPhedran, Samara
    Baker, Jeanine
    Griffith University Author(s)
    McPhedran, Samara
    Year published
    2008
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    Objectives In keeping with international public health policy development, suicide prevention in Australia has received increasing attention. The mid to late 1990s saw the introduction of a range of co-ordinated national prevention programmes. Since 1997, suicides have decreased, but the comparative rates of decline for males and females have not been well studied at the national level. Methods Standardised suicide rates were calculated for males and females, using data from 1997 to 2005. Linear models (ordinary least squares) were used to calculate rates of decline, with trends compared for males and females. Results Male ...
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    Objectives In keeping with international public health policy development, suicide prevention in Australia has received increasing attention. The mid to late 1990s saw the introduction of a range of co-ordinated national prevention programmes. Since 1997, suicides have decreased, but the comparative rates of decline for males and females have not been well studied at the national level. Methods Standardised suicide rates were calculated for males and females, using data from 1997 to 2005. Linear models (ordinary least squares) were used to calculate rates of decline, with trends compared for males and females. Results Male suicides appear to have fallen more rapidly than female suicides. Conclusions Australian males, an 'at risk' demographic, appear to be experiencing benefits from the existence of current national suicide prevention strategies and related social changes. It is recommended that greater consideration be given to researching risk factors such as intimate partner violence, sexual abuse, and substance dependence, for Australian female suicide.
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    Journal Title
    Health Policy
    Volume
    87
    Issue
    3
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2008.01.009
    Subject
    Policy and administration
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/61388
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