title: The regional variation of suicide and homicide in the USA and Taiwan.
abstract: This study shows that the social correlates of suicide rates in the USA and Taiwan are quite different, and that Durkheim's theory of suicide does not appear to be valid in Taiwan. By contrast, homicide rates in both nations do share some common social correlates, including divorce rates and crime rates.
authors.affiliation: Center for the Study of Suicide, Blackwood, NJ 08012.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003415:Crime / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012924:Social Conditions; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology