title: Suicide Attempts and Their Interrelation With the Economic Crisis in Chania, Greece: A Time-Series Analysis of the Period 2008-2015.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Greece has been in the grip of a severe economic crisis since 2008. It is well known that suicide attempts and actual suicides increase during periods of recession and austerity. The main aim of this study was to examine the economic crisis in relation to recorded suicide attempts in Chania, Greece, from 2008 to 2015, also taking unemployment rates into consideration.
  
  
  METHODS
  During the research period from January 1, 2008, to December 31, 2015, 436 suicide attempts (females: n = 305 and males: n = 131) were recorded in the archives of the General Hospital of Chania. The data collected, analyzed, and used in the present study were from the archives of the emergency outpatient unit of the hospital. The unemployment data are from the Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The rate of suicide attempts peaked in 2012 and remained relatively high until 2015. The most common suicide attempt method was poisoning by medication, with a percentage of 74.4%. In addition, the most prominent stressors related to the suicide attempts were family problems and relationship problems between couples: 40.2%. There was a statistically significant relationship between suicide attempts and unemployment rates (adjusted RR: 1.08; 95% CI, 1.07-1.09).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Severe economic crisis seems to increase the rates of suicide attempts. The need for more detailed investigation is essential to provide insight into this global problem.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Crete, Gallou 24 Rethimno, Crete, Greece 74100. psy2668@psy.soc.uoc.gr.|Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, University of Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: Emmanouil S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Benioudakis
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Clinic, General Hospital of Chania, Greece.
authors.forename: Vyronas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lykiardopoulos
authors.affiliation: Department of Statistics, University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Vaggelis
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Georgiou
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Teesside University, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Maria D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Archontaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, University of Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsourounaki
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Clinic, General Hospital of Chania, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Botonaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Philosophy and Social Studies, University of Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: Aikaterini
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Batzou
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Clinic, General Hospital of Chania, Greece.
authors.forename: Tsampikos
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Symiakos
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, University of Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: Theodora
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seliniotaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, University of Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Armagos
authors.affiliation: Department of Statistics, University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Aikaterini
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pentari
authors.affiliation: Department of Statistics, University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moiradorakis
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, University of Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: Eleanna
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Darakis
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, General Hospital of Chania, Greece.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Melissari-Tzanakaki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D057172:Economic Recession / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010507:Periodicity; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014478:Unemployment / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult