Suicide among reindeer herding Sami in Sweden, 1961-2017
This study analyses suicides amongst reindeer herding Sami 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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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-170522 2023-10-09T21:49:09+02:00 Suicide among reindeer herding Sami in Sweden, 1961-2017 Jacobsson, Lars Stoor, Jon Petter A. Eriksson, Anders 2020 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-170522 https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2020.1754085 eng eng Umeå universitet, Psykiatri Umeå universitet, Rättsmedicin International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 1239-9736, 2020, 79:1, http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-170522 doi:10.1080/22423982.2020.1754085 PMID 32310737 ISI:000527108100001 Scopus 2-s2.0-85083670589 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Sami Saami indigenous mental health arctic Psychiatry Psykiatri Public Health Global Health Social Medicine and Epidemiology Folkhälsovetenskap global hälsa socialmedicin och epidemiologi Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2020 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2020.1754085 2023-09-22T13:59:18Z This study analyses suicides amongst reindeer herding Sami 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 (Jamtland/Harjedalen) 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 Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) Arctic International Journal of Circumpolar Health 79 1 1754085 |
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This study analyses suicides amongst reindeer herding Sami 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 (Jamtland/Harjedalen) 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 Sami in Sweden, 1961-2017 |
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