TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Suicide by hanging: multicentre study based on coroners' records in England
JO  - British journal of psychiatry
A1  - Bennewith, Olive
A1  - Gunnell, David
A1  - Kapur, Navneet
A1  - Turnbull, Pauline
A1  - Simkin, Sue
A1  - Sutton, Lesley
A1  - Hawton, Keith E.
SP  - 260
EP  - 261
VL  - 186
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N2  - Summary: We studied 162 cases of hanging by suicide occurring in 24 coroners' jurisdictions in England within a 6-month period in 2001. Prison and psychiatric ward suicides accounted for only 6% of these. The most frequently used ligatures (ropes, belts and cable) and ligature points (beams, girders, lofts and trees) are commonly available in community settings, limiting opportunities for prevention. In only half the cases (52%) were victims fully suspended with both feet off the ground. Four per cent had also taken an overdose.
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SN  - 0007-1250
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.186.3.260
ID  - ref1
ER  -