TY - JOUR
T1 - The influence of a major disaster on suicide risk in the population
AU - Mezuk, Briana
AU - Larkin, Gregory Luke
AU - Prescott, Marta R.
AU - Tracy, Melissa
AU - Vlahov, David
AU - Tardiff, Kenneth
AU - Galea, Sandro
PY - 2009/12
Y1 - 2009/12
N2 - The authors investigated the relationship between the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and suicide risk in New York City from 1990 to 2006. The average monthly suicide rate over the study period was 0.56 per 100, 000 people. The monthly rate after September 2001 was 0.11 per 100, 000 people lower as compared to the rate in the period before. However, the rate of change in suicide was not significantly different before and after the disaster, and regression discontinuity analysis indicated no change at this date. There was no net change in the suiciderate in New York City attributable to this disaster, suggesting that factors other than exposure to traumatic events (e.g., cultural norms, availability of lethal methods) may be key drivers of suicide risk in this context.
AB - The authors investigated the relationship between the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and suicide risk in New York City from 1990 to 2006. The average monthly suicide rate over the study period was 0.56 per 100, 000 people. The monthly rate after September 2001 was 0.11 per 100, 000 people lower as compared to the rate in the period before. However, the rate of change in suicide was not significantly different before and after the disaster, and regression discontinuity analysis indicated no change at this date. There was no net change in the suiciderate in New York City attributable to this disaster, suggesting that factors other than exposure to traumatic events (e.g., cultural norms, availability of lethal methods) may be key drivers of suicide risk in this context.
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U2 - 10.1002/jts.20473
DO - 10.1002/jts.20473
M3 - Article
C2 - 19902463
AN - SCOPUS:75749131629
VL - 22
SP - 481
EP - 488
JO - Journal of Traumatic Stress
JF - Journal of Traumatic Stress
SN - 0894-9867
IS - 6
ER -