Citation

Hawton KE. Crisis 1998; 19(3): 119-124.

Affiliation

Oxford University, UK. Keith.Hawton@psychiatry.ox.ac.uk

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, International Association for Suicide Prevention, Publisher Hogrefe Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9884458

Abstract

Several countries in the Western hemisphere have experienced a marked increase in suicide rates in young males in recent years. This article considers this phenomenon largely from the perspective of the United Kingdom, where rates of suicide in 15-24-year-old males nearly doubled in just over a decade. The possible reasons for this are considered, particularly in the context of relative stability of suicide rates in young females.

Language: en