Preventing suicide in women and men.
A review of gender differences in the response to suicide prevention strategies suggests that they may be more effective in helping suicidal women than suicidal men. More attention needs to be given to the problem of directing these strategies to suicidal men.
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Center for the Study of Suicide, Stockton State College, Pomona, NJ, USA.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002423:Cause of Death; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000092864:Suicide Prevention