title: Suicidal behavior prevention: WHO perspectives on research.
abstract: Suicide has been identified as a serious public health problem which is receiving increasing attention. Whereas a large number of Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) reports on suicide mortality, no systematic national data on attempted suicide exist. Having recognized the need for comparable information about attempted suicide across different countries and cultures, WHO's Multisite Intervention Study on Suicidal Behaviors is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. bertolotej@who.int
authors.forename: José Manoel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bertolote
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fleischmann
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D004813:Epidemiology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014944:World Health Organization