Association Between Means Restriction of Poison and Method-Specific Suicide Rates: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Suicide is a major and preventable cause of death worldwide. Means restriction aims to reduce the rate of completed suicides by limiting public access to lethal suicide methods. Means restriction of agents used in poisoning is more controversial because there is potential to switch to other lethal methods.

Objective

To identify the changes in suicide rate by the targeted poison and the corresponding changes in suicide by other methods.

Evidence review

Five databases (MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, PsycInfo, and Web of Science) were searched for studies on national means restriction of poison that were published in the English language from inception until December 31, 2019. Of the 7657 articles that were screened by title and abstract, 62 studies were included in

SUBMITTER: Lim JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8727039 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature