National suicide rates and mental health system indicators: An ecological study of 191 countries

The relative contributions of psychiatric morbidity and psychosocial stress to suicide, and the efficacy of mental health systems in reducing population suicide rates, are currently unclear. This study, therefore, aimed to investigate whether national suicide rates are associated with their correspo...

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Published in:International journal of law and psychiatry 2013-09, Vol.36 (5-6), p.339-342
Main Authors: Rajkumar, A.P., Brinda, E.M., Duba, A.S., Thangadurai, P., Jacob, K.S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Databases, Factual
Ecological study
Gini coefficient
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Internationality
Macroeconomic indices
Mental health
Mental health services
Mental Health Services - standards
Mental health system indicators
Psychiatrists
Public health
Quality Indicators, Health Care
Suicide
Suicide - statistics & numerical data
Suicide - trends
United Nations
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Summary:The relative contributions of psychiatric morbidity and psychosocial stress to suicide, and the efficacy of mental health systems in reducing population suicide rates, are currently unclear. This study, therefore, aimed to investigate whether national suicide rates are associated with their corresponding mental health system indicators. Relevant data were retrieved from the following sources: the World Health Organization, the United Nations Statistics Division and the Central Intelligence Agency World Fact book. Suicide rates of 191 countries were compared with their mental health system indicators using an ecological study design and multivariate non-parametric robust regression models. Significant positive correlations between suicide rates and mental health system indicators (p
ISSN:0160-2527
1873-6386
DOI:10.1016/j.ijlp.2013.06.004