TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Suicidal ideation among the long-term unemployed: a 5-year follow-up
JO  - Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica
A1  - Claussen, B.
SP  - 480
EP  - 486
VL  - 98
IS  - 6
N2  - Suicidal ideation was monitored in a 5-year follow-up of a representative sample of long-term unemployed Norwegians. Four items from the General Health Questionnaire-28 were used as a Suicidal Ideation Index, which showed a prevalence of 17% in the present sample of unemployed subjects, higher than the value of 11% in a sample of Australian students used to construct the Index. Five years later, suicidal ideation was found in 6% of those who had been re-employed and 22% of those still unemployed, indicating that the high prevalence of suicidal ideation may be due to unemployment. Routine clinical examination was also tried for preventive purposes. In total, 8% of the unemployed subjects showed clinically significant suicidal ideation. They were referred to a psychologist or their GP, and were given the standard advice about suicide prevention. A Resource Centre, which many employees at the Labour Office have missed, has now been set up in the area under the National Plan for Suicide Prevention.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-690X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -