TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - An application of Durkheim's theory of suicide to prison suicide rates in the United States
JO  - Death studies
A1  - Tartaro, Christine
A1  - Lester, David
SP  - 413
EP  - 422
VL  - 29
IS  - 5
N2  - E. Durkheim (1897) suggested that the societal rate of suicide might be explained by societal factors, such as marriage, divorce, and birth rates. The current study examined male prison suicide rates and suicide rates for men in the total population in the United States and found that variables based on Durkheim's theory of suicide explained prison suicide rates better than suicide rates for total population. Possible reasons for these findings are discussed.
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SN  - 0748-1187
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -