Suicide and Irish problem: Comments on under-reporting

Archives of Suicide Research - Tập 3 - Trang 25-29 - 1997
John F. Connolly1
1St. Mary's Hospital, Castlebar, Ireland

Tóm tắt

The Cantor et al. (1997) study on under-reporting of suicide raises manyimportant issues. Previous studies have raised similar concerns. This isparticularly relevant because the government of Ireland appointed a TaskForce on Suicide which is currently deliberating on all aspects of suicideand attempted suicide. This comment concludes that there is a greater needto clarify the problem of under-reporting of suicide in Ireland.

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