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Trends and Methods of Suicide in Italy, 1979 to 2016

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The epidemiology of suicide could provide interesting data for societies that are undergoing significant demographic transformations. The main purpose of this study was to analyze the scale of and trends in suicide in Italy during the period 1979 to 2016. The secondary aim was to compare rates and methods of suicide in the elderly with those in other age groups. This was a population-based study on suicide for the period 1979 to 2016. Data on suicide regarding gender and age from the Italian Institute of Statistics and the World Health Organization were examined with linear regression and ANOVA test. The data on the elderly were compared with those for other age groups. Linear regression revealed a significant decline in the overall suicide rate ( F  = 180.6; p  

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  • Claudio Terranova, 2022. "Trends and Methods of Suicide in Italy, 1979 to 2016," SAGE Open, , vol. 12(2), pages 21582440221, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:12:y:2022:i:2:p:21582440221089952
    DOI: 10.1177/21582440221089952
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    1. Claudio Terranova & Laura Marino & Francesco Pozzebon, 2022. "Female Homicide in Italy in 2021: Different Criminological and Psychopathological Perspectives on the Phenomenon," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(12), pages 1-13, June.

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