@article{ref1,
title="Demographic and clinical characteristics of completed suicides in Mexico City 2014-2015",
journal="Frontiers in psychiatry",
year="2018",
author="Romero-Pimentel, Ana Luisa and Mendoza-Morales, Roberto C. and Fresán, Ana and Garcia-Dolores, Fernando and Gonzalez-Saenz, Eli E. and Morales-Marin, Mirna E. and Nicolini, Humberto and Borges, Guilherme L. G.",
volume="9",
number="",
pages="e402-e402",
abstract="<b>Objective:</b> To analyze sex differences in demographic and clinical characteristics of individuals who died by suicide in Mexico City. <b>Method:</b> Statistical analysis of residents of Mexico City whose cause of death was suicide, during two years period from January 2014 to December 2015, with a coroner's report. Suicide mortality rates were calculated by age, sex, and location within the city. The Chi-squared test was used to assess statistical differences. <b>Results:</b> From January 2014 to December 2015, 990 residents of Mexico City died by suicide (men: 78.28%, women: 21.72%). Among males, the highest mortality rates were among the groups of 20-24 and 75-79 years old, whereas in women, the group with the highest mortality rate was 15 to 19 years old. 74% of the sample used hanging as suicide method. However, men had higher rates of a positive result in the toxicology test (40%) (<i>p</i> < 0.05). There was no concordance between male and female suicide by city jurisdictions. <b>Conclusion:</b> Our results provide evidence that the characteristics of Mexico City's residents who committed suicide had significant sex-related differences, including where they used to live. Understanding the contributory factors associated with completed suicide is essential for the development of effective preventive strategies.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1664-0640",
doi="10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00402",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00402"
}