Citation

Stack SS. Arch. Suicide Res. 1998; 4(1): 95-99.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, International Academy of Suicide Research, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/13811119808258293

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Populations vary in the structured opportunities that exist for suicide. The extent of gun ownership and the availability of toxic gas are two of the key facilitators of suicide (e.g., Clarke & Lester, 1989; Gundlach, 1990; Lester, 1990a. 1992a. 1996; Rich et al., 1990). For example, populations valuing gun ownership would be expected to have higher gun suicide rates, given that the former creates "lethal opportunities" for suicide by guns (e.g., Lester, 1996). For example, in the U.S. during 1953-1978 firearm suicide increased from 4.9 to 7.1 per 100, OOO population as guns became more available (Boyd, 1983). while non gun suicide fell from 5.9 to 5.4 per 100,000. © 1998 Kluwer Academic Publishers. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

control; firearm; methodology; population research; priority journal; short survey; statistical model; suicide; toxic gas