title: Methods of committing suicide among 2,347 people in Ohio.
abstract: The present study explored gender differences in suicidal methods, aiming to identify ways to improve our identification of individuals at risk for suicide. Preferred suicide methods vary by demographics; however, method-specific risk factors have not been consistently identified. All suicidal deaths (N=2,347) in a large urban county were identified over a 15-year period (1994-2008). The majority of men used shooting and hanging. In contrast, women relied on a variety of methods, including self-poisoning, shooting, hanging, and carbon monoxide poisoning. Significant demographic differences are evident among individuals who die by shooting and self-poisoning.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland , Ohio , USA.
authors.forename: Lauren B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Overholser
authors.forename: Lesa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dieter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000401:mortality*; D002423:Cause of Death / Q000639:trends; D003710:Demography; D004332:Drowning / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D009820:Ohio / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000401:mortality*; D000092864:Suicide Prevention