TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Are national suicide prevention programs effective? A comparison of 4 verum and 4 control countries over 30 years
JO  - BMC psychiatry
A1  - Lewitzka, U.
A1  - Sauer, C.
A1  - Bauer, M.
A1  - Felber, W.
SP  - e158
EP  - e158
VL  - 19
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: Suicide and non-fatal suicidal behavior are significant public health issues worldwide requiring effective preventive interventions. <br><br>METHODS: The aim of the present study was to analyze the effectiveness of national suicide prevention programs taking a statistical approach involving the segmented regression analysis of interrupted time series data. <br><br>RESULTS: This study demonstrates that National Suicide Prevention Programs are effective, but this effect seems to correlate with age and sex. Our data have shown a statistical significant decline in suicide rates in the verum countries in males, with the strongest effects in groups aged 25-to-44 years and 45-to-64 years. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Our study implies that the implementation of a national strategy is an effective tool to reduce suicide rates.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1471-244X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-019-2147-y
ID  - ref1
ER  -