Increasing rates of suicide across cultures

David Skuse

doi:10.1192/S1749367600001399

Increasing rates of suicide across cultures

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2018

David Skuse

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David Skuse*: Affiliation:
Behavioural and Brain Sciences Unit, Institute of Child Health, London WC1 1EH, UK, email [email protected]

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Suicide, especially among young people, appears to be increasing in prevalence in diverse countries and cultures. The reasons for this worrying trend remain obscure. Here we present commentaries on suicidal trends in three countries.

Type: Thematic papers - Introduction
Information: International Psychiatry , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , January 2006 , pp. 3

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