title: Hanging suicides in northern Finland: A descriptive epidemiological study.
abstract: The authors examined all hanging-suicides during 1988-2013 (N = 851) in the province of Oulu, northern Finland. Using death-certificate data and ICD-diagnoses from the Finnish Hospital Discharge Register, we focused on gender differences in suicide, mental health, and somatic health. Male victims were more likely to have intoxication or problematic alcohol use; female victims were more likely to have somatic or mental hospitalization. Previous physical or mental hospitalization was related with absence of intoxication at the time of suicide. Suicide prevention should focus on acute alcohol abuse in the presence of acute stressors, suicidal thoughts and mental illness.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychiatry , Oulu University Hospital , Oulu , Finland.
authors.forename: Juha
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kanamüller
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychiatry , University of Oulu , Oulu , Finland.
authors.forename: Pirkko
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Riipinen
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychiatry , Oulu University Hospital , Oulu , Finland.|c Department of Adolescent Psychiatry , Helsinki University Central Hospital , Helsinki , Finland.
authors.forename: Kaisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Riala
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychiatry , Oulu University Hospital , Oulu , Finland.
authors.forename: Eero
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Paloneva
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychiatry , Oulu University Hospital , Oulu , Finland.
authors.forename: Helinä
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hakko
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D017678:Sex Distribution; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult