Suicides among male Finnish seafarers.
On analysing death registers of Finnish seafarers, 117 cases of suicide were found among active professional males in the years 1965-77. The suicide rate of the officers was similar to that of occupationally active males in the general population, while the suicide rate of the crew was 2 1/2 times higher (P less than 0.05). Many of the men who committed suicide had been at sea 5 to 10 years. Before their death they frequently changed ships.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009326:Naval Medicine; D012306:Risk; D012767:Ships; D012934:Social Isolation; D013405:Suicide / Q000453:epidemiology*