Antecedents and service contact in an observational study of 242 suicide deaths in middle-aged men in England, Scotland and Wales, 2017.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Middle-aged men are the demographic group at highest risk of dying by suicide. We conducted a national study of deaths by suicide in men in mid-life to investigate the stresses they face before they take their lives and their contact with services that could be preventative.

Methods

This study is a detailed descriptive examination of suicide in a sample of men aged 40-54 who died by suicide in England, Scotland and Wales in 2017, based on national mortality data. We extracted information on the antecedents of suicide from official investigations, mainly coroner inquests and police death reports.

Results

In 2017, there were 1516 suicides by middle-aged men, representing 25% of all suicide deaths. Of the 288 suicide deaths in middle-aged men randomly select

SUBMITTER: Graney J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11812768 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature