title: Suicide attempts 1973-1977--urban Hobart. A further five year follow up reporting a decline.
abstract: In urban Hobart 1968--1972 there was a steep climb in the self-poisoning rates, reaching a peak in 1972. This rise was largely attributed to an increase in self-poisonings by young males and an overall increase by females. During this period psychotropic overdoses commenced. In 1973--1977 self-poisoning and self-injury rates were calculated. Contrary to the previous five year experience rates either declined during 1973 to 1977 or fell from a previous high rate to level off at a lower rate. These changes have particularly affected both sexes under 35 years. The abuse of psychotropic substances continued to soar. A possible explanation of these changes may lie in local factors. The results are contrasted with the most recent literature.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000506:poisoning; D011639:Public Opinion; D012737:Sex Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs