Nordic region suicide trends 2000-2018; sex and age groups

DISCUSSION: A robust decrease was observed in the overall regional suicide rate in recent years. Exceptions are rising rates in Icelandic males, in Norwegian females, and the youngest female groups in all except Iceland. The small decline among middle-aged males in Norway and Sweden is of concern.PMID:37435817 | DOI:10.1080/08039488.2023.2231918

Source: Nordic Journal of Psychiatry - July 12, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: H ögni Oskarsson Lars Mehlum David Titelman Erkki Isomets ä Annette Erlangsen Merete Nordentoft Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz Sebastian H ökby Helgi Tomasson Sigurdur P áll Palsson Source Type: research