Hotel room suicide.
The objective of our research was to quantify the increased risk of suicide associated with registering in local hotels/motels. Medical examiner case files of suicide in King County, Washington, were reviewed for years 2002-2004. The incidence of suicide in local residents registering in local hotels/motels was 223/100,000 which is significantly greater than the incidence of suicide in the general population of King County (11.7/100,000 p < 0.0001). Hotel/motel guests from outside Washington had a significantly reduced incidence of suicide (3.9/100,000 p = 0.002). The study results suggest that there is an increased risk of suicide in local residents who register in local hotel rooms.
Zarkowski
Paul
P
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Harborview Medical Center, Univeristy of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104-2499, USA. pzark@u.washington.edu
Avery
David
D
D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014861:Washington / Q000453:epidemiology