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Direct linkStack, Steven; Wasserman, Ira – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2009
That males have higher suicide rates than females is one of the most empirically documented social facts in suicidology, but the reasons for this continue to be debated. For the present paper, we tested a neglected contributing factor to the gender suicide ratio: wound site or the area of the body that is wounded in firearm suicides. Males may…
Descriptors: Suicide, Gender Differences, Risk, Injuries
