Suicide among reindeer herding Sámi in Sweden, 1961–2017
This study analyses suicides amongst reindeer herding Sámi in Sweden using information from the database of the National Board of Forensic Medicine. Suicides were identified using registers (39 suicides from 1961–2000) and key informants (11 suicides from 2001–2017). A great majority of cases were m...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:5b490c2ceb184520a3e1b4a730e06c75 2023-05-15T14:57:54+02:00 Suicide among reindeer herding Sámi in Sweden, 1961–2017 Lars Jacobsson Jon Petter A. Stoor Anders Eriksson 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2020.1754085 https://doaj.org/article/5b490c2ceb184520a3e1b4a730e06c75 EN eng Taylor & Francis Group http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2020.1754085 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 2242-3982 doi:10.1080/22423982.2020.1754085 https://doaj.org/article/5b490c2ceb184520a3e1b4a730e06c75 International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 79, Iss 1 (2020) sami saami indigenous mental health arctic Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2020.1754085 2022-12-31T16:29:55Z This study analyses suicides amongst reindeer herding Sámi in Sweden using information from the database of the National Board of Forensic Medicine. Suicides were identified using registers (39 suicides from 1961–2000) and key informants (11 suicides from 2001–2017). A great majority of cases were males (43 males, 7 females), and 50% occurred in the northernmost region. The mean age was 37.4 years with a peak in the group 20–29 years of age. Shooting was the most common (56%) method, followed by hanging. Blood alcohol concentration measures available from 1993 were above 0.2 g/l in 76% of the cases. There was a maximum incidence of suicides between 1981 and 1990. An accumulation of suicides in the months of May (N = 8) and November (N = 7) was seen. The annual suicide rate was estimated to be between 17.5 and 43.9 per 100 000 population. There was a clear gradient in suicide incidence with the highest being in the southernmost region (Jämtland/Härjedalen) and the lowest in the northernmost county (Norrbotten). For strengthened suicide prevention in this group, future research should address sex differences, the role of alcohol use and the general conditions for reindeer herding. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health saami sami Norrbotten Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic International Journal of Circumpolar Health 79 1 1754085 |
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This study analyses suicides amongst reindeer herding Sámi in Sweden using information from the database of the National Board of Forensic Medicine. Suicides were identified using registers (39 suicides from 1961–2000) and key informants (11 suicides from 2001–2017). A great majority of cases were males (43 males, 7 females), and 50% occurred in the northernmost region. The mean age was 37.4 years with a peak in the group 20–29 years of age. Shooting was the most common (56%) method, followed by hanging. Blood alcohol concentration measures available from 1993 were above 0.2 g/l in 76% of the cases. There was a maximum incidence of suicides between 1981 and 1990. An accumulation of suicides in the months of May (N = 8) and November (N = 7) was seen. The annual suicide rate was estimated to be between 17.5 and 43.9 per 100 000 population. There was a clear gradient in suicide incidence with the highest being in the southernmost region (Jämtland/Härjedalen) and the lowest in the northernmost county (Norrbotten). For strengthened suicide prevention in this group, future research should address sex differences, the role of alcohol use and the general conditions for reindeer herding. |
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Suicide among reindeer herding Sámi in Sweden, 1961–2017 |
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