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Re-examination of the seasonality of suicide in Taiwan during 1991-2008: A population-based study.
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PMID:  20801525     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The purpose of the present study was to re-examine the monthly distribution of suicide death rates and the change of the suicide seasonality in Taiwan during 1991-2008. The monthly suicide death rates of the total, male and female populations during January 1991-December 2008 were obtained from a population-based database. There was an upward trend. The means of the monthly suicide rates after adjusting the calendar effect and the upward trend were compared. The suicide data were further analysed in three 6-year periods to explore the change of seasonality. During 1991-2008 in Taiwan, suicide rates had significant peaks in April and May, and nadirs in January and December. The monthly distributions varied during 1991-1996, 1997-2002 and 2003-2008 in the patterns and the statistical significance. There was no linear trend for the change of the seasonality of suicide death rate.
Authors:
Jui-Feng Tsai; Wenchun Cho
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2011-02-12
Journal Detail:
Title:  Psychiatry research     Volume:  186     ISSN:  0165-1781     ISO Abbreviation:  Psychiatry Res     Publication Date:  2011 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-02-28     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7911385     Medline TA:  Psychiatry Res     Country:  Ireland    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  147-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taichung Branch, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC; Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, ROC.
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