| Suicide prevention by limiting access to methods: a review of theory and practice. | |
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PMID: 20207465 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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This review discusses the limitation of access to suicide methods as a way to prevent suicide, an approach which forms a major component of many national suicide prevention strategies. An important distinction is made between efforts that attempt to limit physical access to suicide methods and those that attempt to reduce the cognitive availability of suicide. Physical imitations will be reviewed with reference to restricting access to domestic gas, catalytic converters, firearms, pesticides, jumping, paracetamol and methods used in prisons. Impacts of cognitive availability will be discussed mainly with regard to the media in terms of providing access to technical information and sensational or inaccurate portrayals of suicide. Drawing on psychological models of suicidal ideation and behaviour, this review explores how processes leading to suicidal behaviour and issues around method choice may relate to the effectiveness of limiting access to methods. Potential problems surrounding method limitations are explored, in particular the factors contributing to substitution, the risk that alternative methods of suicide may be used if one is restricted. It is concluded that in appropriate contexts, where substitution is less likely to occur, and in conjunction with psychosocial prevention efforts, limitation of both physical and cognitive access to suicide can be an effective suicide prevention strategy. |
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Authors:
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Julia Buus Florentine; Catherine Crane |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review Date: 2010-02-12 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Social science & medicine (1982) Volume: 70 ISSN: 1873-5347 ISO Abbreviation: Soc Sci Med Publication Date: 2010 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-04-16 Completed Date: 2010-05-07 Revised Date: 2011-01-05 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8303205 Medline TA: Soc Sci Med Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1626-32 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3UD, United Kingdom. julia.florentine@googlemail.com |
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Cognition Humans Models, Psychological Suicide / prevention & control*, psychology Suicide, Attempted / prevention & control, psychology |
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Comment In:
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Soc Sci Med. 2011 Jan;72(1):1-2; discussion 3-5
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21106286
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Erratum In:
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Soc Sci Med. 2010 Dec;71(11):2046 |
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