Citation

Saunders KEA, Hawton KE. Br. J. Hosp. Med. (HM Pub) 2005; 66(11): 627-630.

Affiliation

Centre for Suicide Research, Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Mark Allen Healthcare Publishers)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16308949

Abstract

Suicide is a devastating event and a major public health issue. On average one person dies every 2 hours in England as a result of suicide. It is the commonest cause of death in men under the age of 35 years. This article reviews the epidemiology, causal factors and prevention of suicide, and also briefly discusses the role of audit in this area.