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The Prevalence of Suicide and Parasuicide (‘Attempted Suicide’) in Edinburgh

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Peter Kennedy ,
Norman Kreitman  and
Irene M. K. Ovenstone
Peter Kennedy
Affiliation:
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH10 5HF; MRC Unit for Epidemiological Studies in Psychiatry
Norman Kreitman
Affiliation:
MRC Unit for Epidemiological Studies in Psychiatry
Irene M. K. Ovenstone
Affiliation:
Mapperley Hospital, Nottingham; MRC Unit for Epidemiological Studies in Psychiatry
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Extract

The aim of this paper is to describe and compare the prevalence patterns of completed suicide and so-called ‘attempted suicide’ or parasuicide, as they occur in a single, defined population over the same period of time.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 124 , Issue 578 , January 1974 , pp. 36 - 41
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1974 

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