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The influence of the economic and social environment on deliberate self-harm and suicide: an ecological and person-based study

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Background. Geographic variations in the incidence of deliberate self-harm (DSH) and suicide have been shown to be associated with area-based measures of socio-economic deprivation and social fragmentation. Previous studies have been subject to methodological limitations. None has investigated whether ecological associations are reflected in characteristics of individuals involved in suicidal behaviour. Methods. DSH patients presenting to a general hospital between 1985 and 1995 and suicides ...

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10.1017/S0033291701003993

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Psychiatry
Research group:
Centre for Suicide Research
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Psychiatry
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Institution:
"Oxfordshire Health Authority, Oxford"
Department:
Department of Public Health
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Psychiatry
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Institution:
University of Bristol
Department:
Department of Social Medicine
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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Journal:
Psychological Medicine More from this journal
Volume:
31
Issue:
5
Pages:
827-836
Publication date:
2001-07-01
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1469-8978
ISSN:
0033-2917
Language:
English
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2008-03-14

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