Suicide of Australians during the Vietnam War.

CONCLUSIONS: The elevation of the Australian suicide rate during the Vietnam War is consistent with Durkheim's social integration model - when social integration is lessened, either by individual characteristics or societal characteristics, the risk of suicide rises. PMID: 28990405 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28990405?dopt=Abstract

Source: Australasian Psychiatry - October 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Pridmore S, Ahmadi J, Pridmore W Tags: Australas Psychiatry Source Type: research