title: Systematic review of suicide in economic recession.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide a systematic update of the evidence concerning the relationship between economic recession and suicide.
  
  
  METHODS
  A keyword search of Ovid Medline, Embase, Embase Classic, PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES was performed to identify studies that had investigated the association between economic recession and suicide.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-eight studies met predetermined selection criteria and 31 of them found a positive association between economic recession and increased suicide rates. Two studies reported a negative association, two articles failed to find such an association, and three studies were inconclusive.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Economic recession periods appear to increase overall suicide rates, although further research is warranted in this area, particularly in low income countries.
authors.affiliation: Mayowa Oyesanya, Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London School of Medicine, King's College London, London SE5 9RJ, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Mayowa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oyesanya
authors.affiliation: Mayowa Oyesanya, Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London School of Medicine, King's College London, London SE5 9RJ, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lopez-Morinigo
authors.affiliation: Mayowa Oyesanya, Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London School of Medicine, King's College London, London SE5 9RJ, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Rina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dutta
keywords: Economic recession; Suicide; Systematic review; Time series; Unemployment