Contrasting Suicide Rates in Industrial Communities

Differences between the suicide rates in various parts of the same country or in different parts of an urban area have frequently been investigated. Correlations between the incidence of suicides in different districts of large cities and their socio-economic characteristics have been established (Cavan, 1928; Sainsbury, 1955). Suicide rates of contrasting communities, urban and rural, have been compared (Carstairs and Brown, 1958).

Model for the Prediction of Suicidal Behavior

A three-factorial model for the prediction of suicidal behaviors has been proposed. This model allows both the integration of past research findings and the generation of new propositions regarding suicidal behaviors by analyzing the interaction of variables on different dimensions.

Suicide in Western Australia, 1967. An analysis of coroners' records

This paper reports an analysis of the police and coroners' records of all suicides in Western Australia in 1967 Where necessary, previous medical records of inpatient treatment were also scrutinized by the author. The findings are set out and discussed. It is concluded that the medical profession has much to learn in the detection of suicidal risk.