TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Controlling the environment to prevent suicide: international perspectives
JO  - Canadian journal of psychiatry, The
A1  - Leenaars, A. A.
A1  - Cantor, C.
A1  - Connolly, J.
A1  - EchoHawk, Marlene
A1  - Gailiene, D.
A1  - He, Z. X.
A1  - Kokorina, N.
A1  - Lester, David
A1  - Lopatin, A. A.
A1  - Rodriguez, M.
A1  - Schlebusch, Lourens
A1  - Takahashi, Yoshitomo
A1  - Vijayakumar, Lakshmi
A1  - Wenckstern, Susanne
SP  - 639
EP  - 644
VL  - 45
IS  - 7
N2  - BACKGROUND: Suicide and suicidal behaviour are multifaceted events requiring complex solutions. Controlling the environment is a neglected solution, despite strong support for this approach from the World Health Organization (WHO). METHOD: To discuss this approach from a global view, this review is written by authors from various cultures: American, Australian, Canadian, Chinese, Cuban, Dutch, Indian, Irish, Japanese, Lithuanian, Native North American, Russian, and South African. RESULTS: We examine gun control to illustrate the environmental control approach; however, the worldwide diversity of suicide methods calls for diverse responses. Further, controlling the environment encompasses more than restricting the means of suicide, which we illustrate with examples of toned-down media reports and restricted medicine availability. CONCLUSIONS: Controlling the environment may be a viable strategy for preventing suicide, although research shows that few clinicians implement such approaches.
LA  - en
SN  - 0706-7437
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/070674370004500706
ID  - ref1
ER  -