title: Reduced completed suicide rate in Hungary from 1990 to 2001: relation to suicide methods.
abstract: METHODS
  Changes in the rate of completed suicides and in the suicide methods used in Hungary between 1990 and 2001 were evaluated using the database of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During this period of time, the suicidal mortality rate decreased by 27.9%. A major part (62%) of this decrease was due to the less frequent use of poisonous substances and drug overdose, particularly of psychotropics.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Beside the more widespread treatment of depression and other mental disorders, the improved safety of pharmacotherapy and the removal of the most toxic pesticides and chemicals from everyday use might have contributed to the reduction of the suicide rate in Hungary.
authors.affiliation: University of Debrecen, Medical and Health Science Center, Department of Psychiatry, 98 Nagyerdei krt., H-4012 Debrecen, Hungary. rberecz@dote.hu
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Berecz
authors.forename: Macarena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cáceres
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Szlivka
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dorado
authors.forename: Eniko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bartók
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Peñas-LLedó
authors.forename: Adrián
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: LLerena
authors.forename: István
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Degrell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D062787:Drug Overdose; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs