TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Effect of barriers on the Clifton suspension bridge, England, on local patterns of suicide: implications for prevention
JO  - British journal of psychiatry
A1  - Bennewith, Olive
A1  - Nowers, M.
A1  - Gunnell, David
SP  - 266
EP  - 267
VL  - 190
IS  - 3
N2  - We assessed the effect of the installation of barriers on the Clifton suspension bridge, Bristol, England, in 1998 on local suicides by jumping. Deaths from this bridge halved from 8.2 per year (1994-1998) to 4.0 per year (1999-2003; P=0.008). Although 90% of the suicides from the bridge were by males, there was no evidence of an increase in male suicide by jumping from other sites in the Bristol area after the erection of the barriers. This study provides evidence for the effectiveness of barriers on bridges in preventing site-specific suicides and suicides by jumping overall in the surrounding area.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0007-1250
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.106.027136
ID  - ref1
ER  -