Suicide, attempted suicide and prevention in Ireland and elsewhere

Author: Walsh, D;Health Research Board

Publication Year: 2008

Contents

List of tables
1. Abstract
1.1 Introduction
2. A short history of suicide
2.1 Always with us
2.2 Famous people
2.3 Medieval England and later
2.4 How frequent
2.5 Attitudes to suicide
2.6 Why persons killed themselves
3. The ascertainment of suicide in Ireland
3.1 The ascertainment of suicide in Ireland
3.2 Gaps in ascertainment
4. The under-reporting of suicide in Ireland
5. Suicide in Ireland from 1976
5.1 Suicide in Ireland from 1976
5.2 Suicide in psychiatric inpatient care
5.3 Suicide in Ireland 1868-2006 - a resume
5.4 Accidents, poisoning and violent (APV) deaths and suicide
6. Deaths of young males
6.1 Deaths of young males
6.2 The economic cost of suicide
7. Irish suicide rates in international perspective
7.1 Rates at all ages and by gender
7.2 Age-related rates - youth and the elderly
8. What are the correlates of suicide?
8.1 Suicide and mental illness
8.2 Suicide and social class
8.3 Alcohol and suicide
8.4 The effect of demography and migration
8.5 Deliberate self-harm (DSH)
9. Prevention of suicide
10. Prevention of deliberate self-harm (DSH)
11. Conclusions
References
Appendices
Appendix A: Europe. Suicide rates per 100,000 population and per capita alchol consumption in litres. Ranking.
Appendix B: Recent publications in the Health Research Board Series

Format	Download
Keywords	attempted suicide, suicide
Publisher	HRB
Classification	suicide
ISSN	20090161
Series	HRB Overview Series
Pages	96
Categories:	Reports, Irish Content
External Link	http://www.hrb.ie/