The low risk of suicide among the Yolngu of the Northern Territory: the traditional aboriginal pattern.
The recorded causes of all deaths among the Yolngu group of Aborigines for a 30-year period show only two cases of suicide. This confirms the low incidence that has been noted in other Aboriginal communities where the traditional values remain strong.
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University of Queensland Department of Psychiatry, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston.
D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D003469:Culture; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000095283:Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples