High prevalence of medicine-induced attempted suicides among females in Nuuk, Greenland, 2008–2009

• Published in: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Main Authors: Lars Heymann Bloch, Gitte Hansen Drachmann, Michael Lynge Pedersen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2013
• Subjects: paracetamol; alcohol problems; sexual abuse; neglected children; psychosocial problems; vulnerability to emotional stress; emotional crises; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Greenland; Nuuk; Circumpolar Health; International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21687; https://doaj.org/article/b84f95a12d534493b2eb7bb30477a194

Background . The suicide rate in Greenland, especially among men, is among the highest in the world. Attempted suicide rates may be high also. However, the rates of attempted suicide are unknown. Objective . We aimed to estimate the age- and gender-specific incidence of attempted suicide using medic...