@article{ref1,
title="Suicide of Australians during the Vietnam War",
journal="Australasian psychiatry",
year="2018",
author="Pridmore, Saxby and Ahmadi, Jamshid and Pridmore, William",
volume="26",
number="2",
pages="149-151",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: National suicide rates fall during times of war. This fits with the notion of the population coming together against a common foe. But, what happens in the case of a war which is not fully supported, which draws the population and families apart? We consider this question by examining the Australian suicide rates during the divisive Vietnam War. <br><br>METHODS: We graphed and examined the Australian suicide figures for 1921-2010. <br><br>RESULTS: We found clear evidence of a decrease in the suicide rate for World War II (consistent with other studies), but a marked elevation of suicide during the Vietnam War. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The elevation of the Australian suicide rate during the Vietnam War is consistent with Durkheim's social integration model - when social integration is lessened, either by individual characteristics or societal characteristics, the risk of suicide rises.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1039-8562",
doi="10.1177/1039856217734740",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856217734740"
}