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Download full textDuker, Laurie, Ed. – 1994
Whether or not a suicide attempt results in death depends in large part on the method chosen. If a teenager attempts suicide with a gun, his or her death is nearly guaranteed. This brief fact sheet presents data on firearms and suicide, the third leading cause of death for adolescents and young adults in the United States. Any number of societal…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Death, Gun Control, Guns
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Direct linkThoresen, Siri; Mehlum, Lars – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2006
To investigate risk factors for suicide in veterans of peacekeeping, 43 suicides and 41 fatal accidents in Norwegian peacekeepers (1978 to 1995) were compared in a psychological autopsy study. Mental health problems were the most important risk factor for suicide. Both living alone and the break-up of a love relationship contributed uniquely to…
Descriptors: Suicide, Death, Comparative Analysis, Psychological Studies
