title: Suicide notes.
abstract: Detailed case reports of incidents of suicide and attempted suicide on the London Underground railway system between 1985 and 1989 were examined for the presence of suicide notes. The incidence of note-leaving was 15%. Notes provided little insight into the causes of suicide as subjectively perceived, or strategies for suicide prevention.
authors.affiliation: University of Oxford, Centre for Criminological Research.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Farmer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Catalan
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D011890:Railroads; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D014505:Urban Population; D014956:Writing; D000092864:Suicide Prevention