TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - New Zealand suicides 1984-8
JO  - New Zealand medical journal
A1  - Thomas, C. S.
A1  - Read, D. A.
A1  - Mellsop, G. W.
SP  - 231
EP  - 233
VL  - 105
IS  - 936
N2  - AIMS: to determine regional differences in suicide with special attention to inpatients and prisoners. METHODS: all cases of suicide 1984-8 were identified from coroners' register and age, sex, method of suicide, date of death, place of inquest, occupation and prisoner or inpatient status were recorded. RESULTS: between 1984 and 1988 there were 2019 suicides. Subjects were usually male and hanging was the commonest method of achieving death. Northland-Auckland had the highest regional suicide rate and the highest prison suicide rate; and Wellington-Wairarapa had the lowest regional suicide rate, the lowest prison suicide rate but the highest inpatient suicide rate of the five regions studied. CONCLUSIONS: the high regional and prison rates of suicide in Northland-Auckland were probably because the largest city in New Zealand lies within its boundaries. The high inpatient suicide rate in Wellington-Wairarapa could not be explained by the regional rate, nor by controlling for the number of admissions. This pointed to regional differences in the delivery of psychiatric care.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0028-8446
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -