@article{ref1,
title="The timing of suicide in 18 United States states from 2003-2014",
journal="Archives of suicide research",
year="2019",
author="Hesdorffer, Dale C. and Fowler, Katherine A. and Zack, Matthew and Tian, Niu",
volume="23",
number="2",
pages="261-272",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: We investigated suicide timing over different time periods by age, sex and race/ethnicity. <br><br>METHODS: 122,107 suicide deaths were identified from the population-based U.S. National Violent Death Reporting System in 18 U.S. States from 2003 through 2014. <br><br>RESULTS: Suicides significantly increased (p < 0.05) from March to peak in September before falling, the first week of the month, and early in the week. Suicides also significantly increased (p < 0.05) in the morning, mainly peaking during the afternoon, although suicides in adolescents peaked in the evening and in those 65 years and older peaked in the morning. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Comprehensive prevention efforts should focus on those at overall increased suicide risk and at peaks of high suicide frequency, especially among those vulnerable subgroups.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1381-1118",
doi="10.1080/13811118.2018.1472689",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2018.1472689"
}