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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-12-12
pubmed:abstractText
As a result of deinstitutionalization over the past half-century, police have become frontline mental health care workers. This study assessed five-year patterns of police calls for suicidal behavior in Toronto, Canada. Police responded to an average of 1,422 calls for suicidal behavior per year, 15 percent of which involved completed suicides (24 percent of male callers and 8 percent of female callers). Calls for suicidal behavior increased by 4 percent among males and 17 percent among females over the study period. The rate of completed suicides decreased by 22 percent among males and 31 percent among females. Compared with women, men were more likely to die from physical (as opposed to chemical) methods (22 percent and 43 percent, respectively). The study results highlight the importance of understanding changes in patterns and types of suicidal behavior to police training and preparedness.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1075-2730
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
56
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1606-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Assessment of police calls for suicidal behavior in a concentrated urban setting.
pubmed:affiliation
Centre for Research on Inner City Health, St. Michael's Hospital, and Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. mathesonf@smh.toronto.on.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't