Seasonal changes and decrease of suicides and suicide attempts in France over the last 10 years.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to examine the evolution of suicides and suicide attempts over the last 10 years in France. We analyzed the number of deaths by suicide and suicide attempts in metropolitan France (2009-2018) from French national databases, on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Seasonal variation in suicide rates was modeled using a cosinor function. Based on this model, we determined the association of suicides and suicide attempts with geographic characteristics, age, gender, means used and psychiatric disorders. The number of suicides and suicide attempts decreased over the last ten years in France (mean decrease of 14.49% and 11.69% per year). We observed a significant and recurrent seasonal pattern of suicides and suicide attempts in France, with a peak in spring. The su

SUBMITTER: Ambar Akkaoui M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9114420 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature