TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1982//
TI  - Violent deaths in the United States, 1900-1975: Relationships between suicide, homicide, and accidental deaths
JO  - Social science and medicine (1982)
A1  - Holinger, Paul C.
A1  - Klemen, Elaine H.
SP  - 1919
EP  - 1938
VL  - 16
IS  - 22
N2  - Time trends are presented for suicide, homicide and accident mortality rates in the United States, 1900-1975. These data suggest that national mortality rates for suicide, homicide and motor- vehicle accidents tend to be parallel over time. Non-motor-vehicle accidents, while showing some fluctuations similar to those of other forms of violent deaths, manifest a more general decrease throughout the century. In addition, suicide rates tend to be significantly correlated over time with homicide, motor-vehicle and non-motor-vehicle accident death rates for most race and sex combinations. These results need to be viewed with caution due to the methodologic problems inherent in using national mortality data. However, the findings raise serious questions about the traditional understanding of the relationships between the various forms of violent death in populations; in particular, the popular view that suicide and homicide are inversely related in populations is questioned. The explanatory usefulness of conceptualizing violent deaths as reflecting self-destructive tendencies is discussed. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Social Science and Medicine, 1982. Copyright © 1982 by Elsevier Science)  Accidental Death Homicide Trends and Patterns Homicide Rates Suicide Trends and Patterns Suicide Rates Death Rates 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 12-02<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0277-9536
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -