TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Suicide prevention program in Bulgaria
JO  - Mental Health Reforms
A1  - Tsoneva-Pentcheva, L.
SP  - 16
EP  - 18
VL  - 5
IS  - 4
N2  - Bulgaria has experienced an increasing number of lost lives due to suicide, considered to be a major public health problem in the country. Suicide mortality ranks first among all deaths due to external causes and exceeds those from transportation accident - with the respective rates in 1999 being 15.94 and 12.95 per 100,000 population. Special attention has been given to adolescent and young population groups - in 1999, suicide mortality among 15-24 year olds being 12.10 (males) and 3.44 (females) per 100,000 population. Suicide attempts are estimated to be three to five times as high as completed suicides; the average age for suicides were shown in epidemiological studies as being 53 years for males and 58 years for females; attempted suicides had a mean age of 28 years for males and 29 years for females. This disputes the myth that suicide behavior is mostly an illness of the elderly.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1385-4933
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -