Suicide is a global concern, hence, cross-cultural research ought to be important; yet, there is a paucity of cross-cultural study in suicidology. This study sought to investigate suicide notes drawn from India and the United States, as these countries have similar suicide rates but markedly different cultures. A thematic or theoretical-conceptual…

Analyzed suicide and homicide rates by age for Canada and the United States. Found that suicide was higher in Canada and homicide was higher in United States. Results indicated positive association between homicide and suicide rates in United States, not in Canada. Concludes that two patterns in these two countries may be explained from historical…

Analyzed rates of birth, divorce, marriage, and unemployment in Canada and United States in comparison to rates of suicide from 1950 to 1985. Found no association between marriage and suicide in Canada, in U.S. marriage had protective effect. Divorce rates were associated positively and birth rates associated negatively with suicide in both…

Administered Suicide Opinion Questionnaire (SOQ) to 100 Canadian and 100 United States college students. Found substantial intergroup differences, but no sex differences. Univariate analyses indicated significant differences on 8 of 15 SOQ factors, suggesting that Canadian college students perceive suicide as part of everyday life, not to be…