@article{ref1,
title="Association between suicide rates and social status in Berlin: Comparison of suicide statistics and social status indicators",
journal="Rechtsmedizin: Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Rechtsmedizin",
year="2013",
author="Weber, T. and Förste, D. and Tsokos, M.",
volume="23",
number="5",
pages="383-390",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The Berlin Health Report 2009 demonstrated a strong relationship between suicide rates and the social status of districts. Socially poor districts had a higher rate of suicide. A correlation between suicide in the elderly and social status was not found. This comparative study scrutinized these results. Material and methods: A survey of a randomized sample was conducted for the year 2009 in Berlin. The identification of those areas which were considered socially weak is based on the studies of the research group &quot;Monitoring Social Urban Development 2010&quot;, which was carried out on behalf of the Senate Department for Urban Development for the period 2008-2009. The data was compared with the coroners statistics for the same period. <br><br>RESULTS: The ranking of the districts with the highest suicide rates changed when the statistics were based on the evaluation of coroner records and included all age groups. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: In comparison to the Berlin Health 2009 report this study showed a strong correlation between the social status of district and suicide in the elderly. © 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.<p /><p>Language: de</p>",
language="de",
issn="0937-9819",
doi="10.1007/s00194-013-0909-2",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00194-013-0909-2"
}