Might the decrease in the suicide rates in France be due to regional prevention programmes?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 431-441

  Bellanger, Martine Marie ^a   Jourdain, Alain ^a   Batt Moillo, Agnes ^b  

^a Ecole Nationale de la Sante Publique   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

France; Prevention; Regional programmes; Suicide; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM;

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; MORTALITY; REGIONAL PATTERN; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; SUICIDE;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEPRESSION; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MORTALITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; LITHIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34347323892     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.03.027     Document Type: Article

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