Teenage suicides in northern Sweden: an interview study of investigating police officers
Objective —To disclose recurrent, dynamic, and static factors in teenage suicide involving the suicidee, his/her family, and the community; and to investigate the feasibility of using police as informants for suicide studies. Subjects —All deaths categorised as suicide 1993 through 1995 among teenag...
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fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:injuryprev:6/2/115 2023-05-15T17:44:20+02:00 Teenage suicides in northern Sweden: an interview study of investigating police officers Lindqvist, Per Johansson, Lars 2000-06-01 00:00:00.0 text/html http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/6/2/115 https://doi.org/10.1136/ip.6.2.115 en eng BMJ Publishing Group Ltd http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/6/2/115 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.6.2.115 Copyright (C) 2000, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd ORIGINAL ARTICLES TEXT 2000 fthighwire https://doi.org/10.1136/ip.6.2.115 2015-02-28T17:56:19Z Objective —To disclose recurrent, dynamic, and static factors in teenage suicide involving the suicidee, his/her family, and the community; and to investigate the feasibility of using police as informants for suicide studies. Subjects —All deaths categorised as suicide 1993 through 1995 among teenagers in Northern Sweden (n=15). Method —Semiqualitative interviews with police officers, and, when applicable, general practitioners. Police reports, necropsy protocols, medical records, and conscription data were also analysed. Results —Most suicides occurred in rural and depopulated areas. In contrast to males, females often had a history of overt psychiatric problems with suicide attempts. At least two thirds of the suicides were planned. Conclusion —Cultural and sociopolitical aspects are important in teenage suicide as well as gender differences. Police officers can provide essential information. Identifying teenagers at risk remains difficult, however, due to low baseline rates. Text Northern Sweden HighWire Press (Stanford University) Injury Prevention 6 2 115 119 |
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Objective —To disclose recurrent, dynamic, and static factors in teenage suicide involving the suicidee, his/her family, and the community; and to investigate the feasibility of using police as informants for suicide studies. Subjects —All deaths categorised as suicide 1993 through 1995 among teenagers in Northern Sweden (n=15). Method —Semiqualitative interviews with police officers, and, when applicable, general practitioners. Police reports, necropsy protocols, medical records, and conscription data were also analysed. Results —Most suicides occurred in rural and depopulated areas. In contrast to males, females often had a history of overt psychiatric problems with suicide attempts. At least two thirds of the suicides were planned. Conclusion —Cultural and sociopolitical aspects are important in teenage suicide as well as gender differences. Police officers can provide essential information. Identifying teenagers at risk remains difficult, however, due to low baseline rates. |
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Teenage suicides in northern Sweden: an interview study of investigating police officers |
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