Gunshot suicides in England--a multicentre study based on coroners' records.

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BACKGROUND: Gunshot suicides account for 2.5% of suicides in England and Wales. This amounts to more than 100 deaths per year. Information about such deaths may assist in the development of suicide prevention strategies. METHOD: We have examined coroners' inquest records for all gunshot suicides between 1st January 2000 and 31st December 2001 in 24 coroners' jurisdictions in England. RESULTS: Fifty-eight gunshot suicides were identified, including one homicide-suicide. Ninety-three per cent ...

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Authors: Sutton, L; Hawton, K; Simkin, S; Turnbull, P; Kapur, N

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
• Volume: 40
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 324-328
• Publication date: 2005-04-01
• DOI: 10.1007/s00127-005-0889-y
• EISSN: 1433-9285
• ISSN: 0933-7954
• Language: English
• Keywords: Child; Adolescent; Adult; Documentation; Suicide; Coroners and Medical Examiners; Female; Male; England; Registries; Humans; Middle Aged; Wounds, Gunshot