TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - The influence of a major disaster on suicide risk in the population
JO  - Journal of Traumatic Stress
A1  - Mezuk, Briana
A1  - Larkin, Gregory Luke
A1  - Prescott, Marta R.
A1  - Tracy, Melissa
A1  - Vlahov, David
A1  - Tardiff, Kenneth
A1  - Galea, Sandro
SP  - 481
EP  - 488
VL  - 22
IS  - 6
N2  - The authors investigated the relationship between the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and suicide risk in New York City from 1990 to 2006. The average monthly suicide rate over the study period was 0.56 per 100,000 people. The monthly rate after September 2001 was 0.11 per 100,000 people lower as compared to the rate in the period before. However, the rate of change in suicide was not significantly different before and after the disaster, and regression discontinuity analysis indicated no change at this date. There was no net change in the suicide rate in New York City attributable to this disaster, suggesting that factors other than exposure to traumatic events (e.g., cultural norms, availability of lethal methods) may be key drivers of suicide risk in this context.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0894-9867
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.20473
ID  - ref1
ER  -