Suicide in Flanders, Belgium, after terrorist attacks

Little is known about the association between terrorism and suicide. This study investigates suicide numbers in Flanders, Belgium before and after the Paris-attacks (13/11/2015) and Brussels-attacks (22/03/2016). Population mortality data for suicide were gathered from the Agency for healthcare. Sui...

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Published in:Psychology, health & medicine health & medicine, 2022-08, Vol.27 (7), p.1507-1513
Main Authors: Van Overmeire, Roel, Gidron, Yori, Six, Stefaan, Deschepper, Reginald, Vandekerckhove, Marie, Bilsen, Johan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coping
epidemiology
Health care
stress
Suicide
Terrorism
traumatic stress
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Summary:Little is known about the association between terrorism and suicide. This study investigates suicide numbers in Flanders, Belgium before and after the Paris-attacks (13/11/2015) and Brussels-attacks (22/03/2016). Population mortality data for suicide were gathered from the Agency for healthcare. Suicides in Flanders, Belgium, were higher after both attacks. The increase was higher after the Paris-attacks, compared to the attacks in Brussels, Belgium. The effect of a close-by, but still foreign attack (the Paris-attacks in France) on suicide numbers is larger than that of an attack inside the country (the Brussels-attacks), possibly due to a difference in threat experience and coping possibilities.
ISSN:1354-8506
1465-3966
DOI:10.1080/13548506.2021.1894342