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Citation

Lester D. Soc. Psychiatry 1970; 5(3): 175-176.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1970, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

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Abstract

It has been found in Edinburgh, Scotland that the incidence of completed suicide is very common in areas of the city where there is a high degree of social disorganization, such as overcrowding and juvenile delinquency. A study in the city of Buffalo in the United States failed to replicate this finding. It appears possible, therefore, that the types of people who kill themselves (at least as determined by ecological studies) may differ considerably in Edinburgh and in Buffalo. The implications of this study are important since preventative measures for suicide would have to differ for the two countries were this true. Overcoming social disorganization would be expected, for example, to have an ameliorative effect on suicidal behavior in Edinburgh but not in Buffalo.

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